Turbulent Solid-Liquid Two-Phase Flow Simulation With Turbulence Intensity and Time Scale Model

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Mansoori ◽  
M. Saffar-Avval ◽  
B. Nojabaii ◽  
F. Behzad ◽  
G. Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Time Scale ◽  
Model Comparison ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Solid Particles ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Particle Collision ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Solid Liquid

Two-dimensional simulation of turbulent solid-liquid flow is carried out. The modeling is established for a two-phase flow of solid particles in a vertical pipe water flow. Governing equations of flow and turbulence field are solved in an Eulerian-Lagrangian approach by the use of k-τ (turbulence time scale) model and trajectories of the particles are obtained using the Lagrangian method with a deterministic inter-particle collision model. Comparison between the results of the model for mean and r.m.s velocities of the liquid and solid phase with the experimental results shows a good agreement. The effect of variation of particle density and concentration are studied.

scholarly journals Dynamics and Wear Analysis of Hydraulic Turbines in Solid-liquid Two-phase Flow

Open Physics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 790-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liying Wang ◽  
Bingyao Li ◽  
Weiguo Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Guide Vane ◽  
Hydraulic Turbine ◽  
Solid Particles ◽  
Particle Model ◽  
Volume Distribution ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Solid Liquid

Abstract To solve unstable operating and serious wearing of a hydraulic turbine in its overflow parts under solid-liquid two-phase flow, a particle model software and an inhomogeneous model in CFX are used to simulate the hydraulic turbine to understand the wearing of overflow parts and the external characteristics under the solid-liquid two-phase flow. Eleven different conditions at different densities and concentration have been calculated. The simulation results show that the volume distribution of solid particles is larger at the turn of the volute and nose end, resulting in the serious wear in this area. Due to uniform flow at the butterfly edge of volute under solid-liquid two-phase flow, the wear at the entrance of guide vane, the inlet of the blade and the outlet in the shroud is more serious than in other sections. Meanwhile, the collision between the solid phase particles and the overflow components is more intense under solid-liquid two-phase flow in the rotor which can lead to cavitation especially in the outlet and shroud of the blade. In addition, with the increase of density and concentration of solid particles the inlet and outlet pressure difference gradually rises, causing the efficiency loss of the hydraulic turbine.

Solid–liquid two-phase flow and erosion calculation of butterfly valves at small opening based on DEM method

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benliang Xu ◽  
Zuchao Zhu ◽  
Zhe Lin ◽  
Dongrui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Solid Particles ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Butterfly Valve ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Small Opening ◽  
Solid Liquid ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The study aims to decrease the effect of solid particles on a butterfly valve, which will cause seal failure and leakage, providing a reference for anti-wear design. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, computational fluid dynamics discrete element method (CFD-DEM) simulation was conducted to study the solid–liquid two-phase flow characteristics and erosion characteristics of a butterfly valve with a different opening. Findings Abrasion at 10% opening is affected by high-speed jets in upper and lower parts of the pipeline, where the erosion is intense. The impact of the jet on the upper part of 20% opening begins to weaken. With the top backflow vortex disappearing, the effect of lower jet is enhanced. Meanwhile, the bottom backflow vortex phenomenon is obvious, and the abrasion position moves downward. At 30% opening, the velocity is further weakened, and the circulation effect of lower flow channel is more obvious than that of the upper one. Originality/value It is the first time to use DEM to investigate the two-phase flow and erosion characteristics at a small opening of a butterfly valve, considering the effect of inter-particle collision. Therefore, this study carries on the thorough analysis and discussion. At the same opening degree, with increasing of the particle size, the abrasion of valve frontal surface increases when the size is less than 150 µm and decreases when it is greater than 150 µm. For the valve backflow surface, this boundary value becomes 200 µm. Peer review The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/ILT-07-2020-0264/

scholarly journals Numerical Simulation of Fine Particle Solid-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in a Centrifugal Pump

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Yanping Wang ◽  
Bozhou Chen ◽  
Ye Zhou ◽  
Jianfeng Ma ◽  
Xinglin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Fine Particle ◽  
Volume Concentration ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Solid Particles ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Solid Liquid

To study the effect of fine particle size and volume concentration on the performance of solid-liquid two-phase centrifugal pump, the mixture multiphase flow model, RNG k-ε turbulence model, and SIMPLEC algorithm were used to simulate the two-phase flow of the centrifugal pump. The effects of particle size and volume concentration on internal pressure distribution, solid volume distribution, and external characteristics were analyzed. The results show that under the design discharge conditions, with the increase of particle size and volume concentration, the internal pressure of the flow field will decrease, and the volume fraction of solid phase in the impeller passage will also decrease as a whole. The solid particles gradually migrate from the suction surface to the pressure surface, and the particles in the volute channel are mainly concentrated in the flow channel near the outlet side of the volute. With the increase of particle size and volume concentration, the negative pressure value at the inlet of centrifugal pump increases, the total pressure difference at the inlet and outlet decreases, and the head and efficiency decrease accordingly.

The influence of the Stokes and Archimedes forces on the stability of a two-phase flow

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 266-270
Author(s):  
B.H. Khudjuyerov ◽  
I.A. Chuliev
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Method ◽  
Stability Region ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Stability Characteristic ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
The Stability

The problem of the stability of a two-phase flow is considered. The solution of the stability equations is performed by the spectral method using polynomials of Chebyshev. A decrease in the stability region gas flow with the addition of particles of the solid phase. The analysis influence on the stability characteristic of Stokes and Archimedes forces.

scholarly journals Clustering-Based Component Fraction Estimation in Solid–Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Dredging Engineering

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (19) ◽  
pp. 5697
Author(s):  
Chang Sun ◽  
Shihong Yue ◽  
Qi Li ◽  
Huaxiang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
New Method ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Reference Distribution ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Solid Liquid

Component fraction (CF) is one of the most important parameters in multiple-phase flow. Due to the complexity of the solid–liquid two-phase flow, the CF estimation remains unsolved both in scientific research and industrial application for a long time. Electrical resistance tomography (ERT) is an advanced type of conductivity detection technique due to its low-cost, fast-response, non-invasive, and non-radiation characteristics. However, when the existing ERT method is used to measure the CF value in solid–liquid two-phase flow in dredging engineering, there are at least three problems: (1) the dependence of reference distribution whose CF value is zero; (2) the size of the detected objects may be too small to be found by ERT; and (3) there is no efficient way to estimate the effect of artifacts in ERT. In this paper, we proposed a method based on the clustering technique, where a fast-fuzzy clustering algorithm is used to partition the ERT image to three clusters that respond to liquid, solid phases, and their mixtures and artifacts, respectively. The clustering algorithm does not need any reference distribution in the CF estimation. In the case of small solid objects or artifacts, the CF value remains effectively computed by prior information. To validate the new method, a group of typical CF estimations in dredging engineering were implemented. Results show that the new method can effectively overcome the limitations of the existing method, and can provide a practical and more accurate way for CF estimation.

Calculating Method for the Solid Phase Effect Coefficient of the Solid-Fluid Two Phase Flow Centrifugal Pump

2010 ◽  
Vol 29-32 ◽  
pp. 658-663
Author(s):  
Chuan Jun Li ◽  
Gang Yu ◽  
Xin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equation ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Phase Effect ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Error Band ◽  
Calculating Method

In order to acquire the solid-fluid two phase flow centrifugal pump’s slurry head according with the fact, the solid phase effect coefficient must be calculated precisely. By analysising the acting forces on the solid particle, its moving differential equation was established. And the calculating formula of the solid phase effect coefficient was deduced based on the equation. For the sake of verifying its validity, a test of contrast and comparison on the calculating slurry heads by some ways was carried out. The results shows that the relative error values of the slurry head calculated are less than 2.00% with a small and stably error band. The method has the advantage of simple calculating process, high accuracy, low randomness and good practicability.

scholarly journals Hydrodynamic Modeling of Turbulence Modulation by Particles in Swirling Gas-Particle Two-Phase Flow

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Liu ◽  
Lixing Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Heavy Particle ◽  
Light Particle ◽  
Particle Collision ◽  
Order Moment ◽  
Enhancement Effect ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Two Phase

Abstract Turbulence modulations by particles of swirling gas-particle two-phase flow the axisymmetric chamber is investigated. To fully consider the preferential concentrations and anisotropic dispersions of particle, a second-order moment model coupling particle-particle collision model was improved based on the Eulerian-Eulerian two-fluid approach and the kinetic theory of granular flow. Proposed model, algorithm and in-house codes are validated and they are in good agreement with the experiment. Effects of ultralight expanded graphite and heavy Copper particles with large spans of Stokes number on gas velocity and fluctuations, Reynolds shear stress and tensor invariants, turbulence kinetic energy, and vortices structures are numerically simulated. Results show turbulent modulation exhibits strongly anisotropic characteristics and keeps in close relationship with flow structure. The disturbances of modulations, the alternations of vortex evolution are enforced by heavy-large particle with higher Stokes numbers. Preferential accumulations of light particle at shear stress regions in low vortices are weaker than those of heavy particle. For axial turbulence modulations, heavy particle plays the primary role on inhibition action due to larger inertia and light particle contributes to enhancement effect due to excellent followability.

scholarly journals Flow Structures in Vertical Solid-liquid Two-phase Flow under Microgravity Environment

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (Supplement1) ◽  
pp. 109-110
Author(s):  
Junichi UEMATSU ◽  
Kazuya ABE ◽  
Xiaoran YU ◽  
Tatsuya HAZUKU ◽  
Masaki OSHIMA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Microgravity Environment ◽  
Flow Structures ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Solid Liquid
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