3D Eulerian-Eulerian model was applied to simulate the flow in a gas-liquid stirred tank. Simulation results with different drag models were evaluated at the discharge flow region. CFD simulation could correctly predict the liquid velocity distribution around the impeller

but the traditional Schiller-Naumann drag model under-estimates the drag force

leading to the relatively lower gas holdup at the region under the impellers and gas distributor. The DBS-Global drag model derived from the gas-liquid EMMS model could obtain more reasonable gas holdup distribution at the complete dispersion regime and significantly improved the prediction accuracy of the gas holdup distribution at the discharge flow region.