Experimental Determination of Single and Two-Phase Cross Flow-Induced Forces on Tube Rows

1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. E. Taylor ◽  
M. J. Pettigrew ◽  
F. Axisa ◽  
B. Villard
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Experimental Determination ◽  
Void Fraction ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
Test Section ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Force Coefficient ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Force Transducers

The fluctuating forces induced by water and air/water cross flow on tube rows with pitch to diameter ratios of 1.5 and 3 were measured. Direct measurement of force spectra was possible because the tube was mounted on force transducers. The tubes within the test section were 300 mm in length and 30 mm in diameter. Results were obtained over ranges of void fraction and mass flux from 0 to 95 percent and 375 to 4125 kg/(m2s), respectively. A reasonably uniform spatial distribution of the void fraction was achieved through the use of an air/water mixing unit. The reported results include the power density spectra of the fluctuating forces and their corresponding force coefficient.

scholarly journals Determination of cross-sectional void fraction in a two-phase water flow through a PVC pipe

2021 ◽  
Vol 655 (1) ◽  
pp. 012024
Author(s):  
O.H. Ajesi ◽  
M.B. Latif ◽  
S.T. Gbenu ◽  
C. A. Onumejor ◽  
M. K. Fasasi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Flow ◽  
Void Fraction ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Pvc Pipe ◽  
Phase Water

scholarly journals On Damping and Fluidelastic Instability in a Tube Bundle Subjected to Two-Phase Cross-Flow

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquin E. Moran ◽  
David S. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Flow Regime ◽  
Void Fraction ◽  
Tube Bundle ◽  
Damping Ratio ◽  
Pressure Fluctuations ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Phase Changes ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Fluidelastic Instability

An experimental study was conducted to investigate damping and fluidelastic instability in tube arrays subjected to two-phase cross-flow. The purpose of this research was to improve our understanding of these phenomena and how they are affected by void fraction and flow regime. The working fluid used was Freon 11, which better models steam-water than air-water mixtures in terms of vapour-liquid mass ratio as well as permitting phase changes due to pressure fluctuations. The damping measurements were obtained by “plucking” the monitored tube from outside the test section using electromagnets. An exponential function was fitted to the tube decay trace, producing consistent damping measurements and minimizing the effect of frequency shifting due to fluid added mass fluctuations. The void fraction was measured using a gamma densitometer, introducing an improvement over the Homogeneous Equilibrium Model (HEM) in terms of density and velocity predictions. It was found that the Capillary number, when combined with the two-phase damping ratio (interfacial damping), shows a well defined behaviour depending on the flow regime. This observation can be used to develop a better methodology to normalize damping results. The fluidelastic results agree with previously presented data when analyzed using the HEM and the half-power bandwidth method. The interfacial velocity is suggested for fluidelastic studies due to its capability for collapsing the fluidelastic data. The interfacial damping was introduced as a tool to include the effects of flow regime into the stability maps.

scholarly journals Effect of Metal Foam Insert Configurations on Flow Boiling Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in a Rectangular Channel

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4617
Author(s):  
Sanghyun Nam ◽  
Dae Yeon Kim ◽  
Youngwoo Kim ◽  
Kyung Chun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
Test Section ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Metal Foam ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Saturation Pressure ◽  
Two Phase

Heat transfer under flow boiling is better in a rectangular channel filled with open-cell metal foam than in an empty channel, but the high pressure drop is a drawback of the empty channel method. In this study, various types of metal foam insert configurations were tested to reduce the pressure drop while maintaining high heat transfer. Specifically, we measured the boiling heat transfer and pressure drop of a two-phase vertical upward flow of R245fa inside a channel. To measure the pressure and temperature differences of the metal foam, differential pressure transducers and T-type thermocouples were used at both ends of the test section. While the saturation pressure was kept constant at 5.9 bar, the steam quality at the inlet of the test section was changed from 0.05 to 0.99. The channel height, moreover, was 3 mm, and the mass flux ranged from 133 to 300 kg/m2s. The two-phase flow characteristics were observed through a high-speed visualization experiment. Heat transfer tended to increase with the mean vapor quality, and, as expected, the fully filled metal foam channel offered the highest thermal performance. The streamwise insert pattern model had the lowest heat transfer at a low mass flux. However, at a higher mass flux, the three different insert models presented almost the same heat transfer coefficients. We found that the streamwise pattern model had a very low pressure drop compared to that of the spanwise pattern models. The goodness factors of the flow area and the core volume of the streamwise patterned model were higher than those of the full-filled metal foam channel.

Drag Coefficient and Two-Phase Friction Multiplier on Tube Bundles Subjected to Two-Phase Cross-Flow

2012 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
W. G. Sim ◽  
Njuki W. Mureithi
Keyword(s):  
Drag Coefficient ◽  
Void Fraction ◽  
Euler Number ◽  
Tube Bundle ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Water Mixture ◽  
Duct Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Mass Fluxes ◽  
Wide Range

An approximate analytical model, to predict the drag coefficient on a cylinder and the two-phase Euler number for upward two-phase cross-flow through horizontal bundles, has been developed. To verify the model, two sets of experiments were performed with an air–water mixture for a range of pitch mass fluxes and void fractions. The experiments were undertaken using a rotated triangular (RT) array of cylinders having a pitch-to-diameter ratio of 1.5 and cylinder diameter 38 mm. The void fraction model proposed by Feenstra et al. was used to estimate the void fraction of the flow within the tube bundle. An important variable for drag coefficient estimation is the two-phase friction multiplier. A new drag coefficient model has been developed, based on the single-phase flow Euler number formulation proposed by Zukauskas et al. and the two-phase friction multiplier in duct flow formulated by various researchers. The present model is developed considering the Euler number formulation by Zukauskas et al. as well as existing two-phase friction multiplier models. It is found that Marchaterre's model for two-phase friction multiplier is applicable to air–water mixtures. The analytical results agree reasonably well with experimental drag coefficients and Euler numbers in air–water mixtures for a sufficiently wide range of pitch mass fluxes and qualities. This model will allow researchers to provide analytical estimates of the drag coefficient, which is related to two-phase damping.

scholarly journals Damping Measurements in Tube Bundles Subjected to Two-Phase Cross Flow

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquin E. Moran ◽  
David S. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Flow Regime ◽  
Void Fraction ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
Damping Ratio ◽  
Logarithmic Decrement ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Exponential Fitting ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Tube Bundles ◽  
Half Power

An experimental study was conducted to investigate two-phase damping in tube arrays. The objective was to compare different measurement methodologies in order to obtain a more reliable damping estimate. This will allow for improved guidelines related to failures due to fluidelastic instability in tube bundles. The methods compared were the traditionally used half-power bandwidth, the logarithmic decrement and an exponential fitting to the tube decay response. The working fluid used was Refrigerant 11 (Freon), which better models the real steam-water problem, as it allows for phase change. The void fraction was measured using a gamma densitometer, introducing an improvement over the traditional Homogeneous Equilibrium Model (HEM) in terms of velocity and density predictions. The results obtained by using the half-power bandwidth method agree with data previously reported for two-phase flow. The experiments showed that the half-power bandwidth produces higher damping values than the other two, but only up to a certain void fraction. After that point, the results obtained from the three methods are very similar. The exponential fitting proved to be more consistent than the logarithmic decrement, and it is not as sensitive as the half-power bandwidth to the frequency shifting caused by the change in added mass around the tube. By plotting the damping ratio as a function of void fraction, pitch mass flux and flow regime, we were able to verify that damping is more dependent on void fraction and flow regime than on mass flux.

Experimental Determination of Two-Phase Flow Rates of Hydrocarbons Through Restrictions

2006 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Richardson ◽  
G. Saville ◽  
S.A. Fisher ◽  
A.J. Meredith ◽  
M.J. Dix
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Determination ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Rates

Effect of Void Fraction on Vibrational Behavior of Tubes in Tube Bundle Under Two-Phase Cross Flow

1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Y. Lian ◽  
G. Noghrehkar ◽  
A. M. C. Chan ◽  
M. Kawaji
Keyword(s):  
Void Fraction ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Tube Bundle ◽  
Dynamic Pressure ◽  
Damping Ratio ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Vibration Measurement ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Vibrational Behavior

The effects of local two-phase flow parameters on the vibrational behavior of tubes have been studied in an in-line 5 × 20 tube bundle subjected to air-water cross-flow. One of the tubes was flexibly mounted and instrumented for vibration measurement and the others were rigid. Parameters obtained include local void fraction fluctuations, RMS amplitude of void fraction fluctuations, void fraction distributions across the tube bundle, flow regimes based on probability density function of void fraction signals, damping ratio, and tube vibration response as a function of mass flux, void fraction and dynamic pressure. Damping and tube vibration amplitude in two-phase flow have been found to be closely related to the RMS amplitudes of the local void fraction fluctuations and dynamic pressure fluctuations, respectively.

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