Particle Sizing and Two-Phase Flow Measurements

2008 ◽  
pp. 223-249
Keyword(s):  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Particle Sizing ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Measurements

Bias errors induced by cross-talk in two-phase flow measurements

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danxun Li ◽  
Xingkui Wang ◽  
Qiang Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Cross Talk ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Measurements

Two-phase flow measurements and observations in a cooling panel of the reactor cavity cooling system

2021 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 103578
Author(s):  
R. Vaghetto ◽  
S. Yang ◽  
D. Hodge ◽  
Y. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Cavity Cooling

The crossed beam correlation technique for two-phase flow measurements

1995 ◽  
Vol 29 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 337-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Thomson ◽  
I. Pázsit
Keyword(s):  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Correlation Technique ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Measurements

Axial Development of Vertical Upward Bubbly Flow in a Minipipe

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuya Hazuku ◽  
Naohisa Tamura ◽  
Norihiro Fukamachi ◽  
Tomoji Takamasa ◽  
Takashi Hibiki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Void Fraction ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Constitutive Relations ◽  
Interfacial Area ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Local Flow ◽  
Interfacial Area Concentration ◽  
Drift Flux Model

Accurate prediction of the interfacial area concentration is essential to successful development of the interfacial transfer terms in the two-fluid model. Mechanistic modeling of the interfacial area concentration entirely relies on accurate local flow measurements over extensive flow conditions and channel geometries. From this point of view, accurate measurements of flow parameters such as void fraction, interfacial area concentration, gas velocity, bubble Sauter mean diameter, and bubble number density were performed by the image processing method at five axial locations in vertical upward bubbly flows using a 1.02 mm-diameter pipe. The frictional pressure loss was also measured by a differential pressure cell. In the experiment, the superficial liquid velocity and the void fraction ranged from 1.02 m/s to 4.89 m/s and from 0.980% to 24.6%, respectively. The obtained data give near complete information on the time-averaged local hydrodynamic parameters of two-phase flow. These data can be used for the development of reliable constitutive relations which reflect the true transfer mechanisms in two-phase flow. As the first step to understand the flow characteristics in mini-channels, the applicability of the existing drift-flux model, interfacial area correlation, and frictional pressure correlation was examined by the data obtained in the mini-channel.

Axial Development of Local Flow Parameters in Bubbly Two-Phase Flow in Normal and Microgravity Conditions

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yutaka Takata ◽  
Dong Chang Xing ◽  
Yutaka Fukuhara ◽  
Tatsuya Hazuku ◽  
Tomoji Takamasa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Interfacial Area ◽  
Axial Distance ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Local Flow ◽  
Flow Parameters ◽  
Microgravity Conditions ◽  
Axial Development

In relation to the development of the interfacial area transport equation, a precise database of the axial development of void fraction profile, interfacial area concentration and Sauter mean bubble diameter in an adiabatic nitrogen-water bubbly flow in a 9 mm-diameter pipe was constructed for normal and microgravity conditions using stereo image-processing. The flow measurements were performed at four axial locations (axial distance from the inlet normalized by the pipe diameter, z/D = 5, 20, 40 and 60) and with various flows: superficial gas velocity of 0.00840–0.0298 m/s, and superficial liquid velocity of 0.138–0.914 m/s. The effect of gravity on radial distribution of bubbles and the axial development of two-phase flow parameters is discussed in detail based on the obtained database and visual observation.

Innovative Techniques For Two-Phase Flow Measurements

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basel Ismail ◽  
Wael Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Innovative Techniques

Development of a Capacitance Based Void Fraction Sensor for Two-Phase Flow Measurements

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodward L. Hewlin ◽  
John P. Kizito
Keyword(s):  
Void Fraction ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Calibration Data ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Static Calibration ◽  
Wide Range

The aim of this paper was to develop a capacitance based sensor capable of measuring void fraction in a continuous two-phase flow field. The design methodology and operation of the capacitance based void fraction sensor is discussed. Two designs of capacitance void fraction sensors were developed and tested. Some of the problems associated with the first were identified and a new sensor electrode configuration was developed which presented a more sensitive and repeatable response. Data was collected covering a wide range of void fraction measurements ranging from 0 to 1 for water as the working fluid. Calibration of the sensor required that the air gap or void capacitance (dry signal) be measured followed by an increase in liquid levels (wet signal) to obtain a range of void fraction measurements for static calibration. The static calibration data obtained was nonlinear for the full range of void fraction measurements for water. This paper covers the design requirements, calibration procedure and static calibration data obtained for the developed sensor, and dynamic void fraction data measurements. The sensor was tested in both a horizontal and vertical orientation and proved to be orientation insensitive. The experimental results are promising for water and verify successful operation for measuring void fraction in continuous two-phase flows.

Experimental Investigation of Falling Liquid Film in Vertical Downward Two-Phase Pipe Flow

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose M. Lopez ◽  
Ram Mohan ◽  
Ovadia Shoham ◽  
Shoubo Wang ◽  
Gene Kouba
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Liquid Film ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Liquid Velocity ◽  
Liquid Droplet ◽  
Mineral Oil ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Falling Liquid Film

In this research the hydrodynamics of falling liquid film in a vertical downward two-phase flow (liquid-gas) is experimentally studied. The 4 inch clear PVC test section is 6.1 meters long, with a length to diameter ratio (L/D) of 64. The fluids utilized are compressed air, water, Conosol mineral oil (light oil) and Drake mineral oil (heavy oil). The superficial liquid velocities tested range from 12 to 72 cm/s while the superficial gas velocities range from 0.2 to 29 cm/s. The vertical facility is equipped with the state-of-the-art instrumentation for two-phase flow measurements, the capacitance Wire-Mesh Sensor (WMS), allowing two-phase flow measurements with conducting and non conducting fluids. Experimental results show that the liquid film thickness has a quasi-linear relationship with the superficial liquid velocity for the air-water case. For the air-oil cases, at superficial liquid velocities higher than 50 cm/s, the liquid film thickness trend is affected by the liquid droplet entrainment. Furthermore, it was found that the liquid droplet entrainment increases as the superficial liquid velocity increases or the surface tension decreases. Details of the liquid droplets traveling in the gas core, wave formation, wave breakup and film thickness evolution are observed in the WMS phase reconstruction.

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