scholarly journals Interfacial area and two-phase flow structure development measured by a double-sensor probe

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waihung Leung ◽  
S.T. Revankar ◽  
Yoshihiko Ishii ◽  
Mamoru Ishii
Keyword(s):  
Flow Structure ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Interfacial Area ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Structure Development ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Sensor Probe

Local and Area-Averaged Flow Structure of Air-Water Two-Phase Flow in a Vertical Annulus

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basar Ozar ◽  
Jae Jun Jeong ◽  
Abhinav Dixit ◽  
Jose Enrique Julia´ ◽  
Takashi Hibiki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Structure ◽  
Test Section ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Interfacial Area ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Interfacial Area Concentration ◽  
Drift Flux Model ◽  
Vertical Annulus

The flow structure of gas-liquid two-phase flow has been investigated in a vertical annulus channel. The annulus consisted of a geometry where the inner diameter was 19.1 mm and the outer diameter was 38.1 mm. The total height of the test section was 4.37 m. Experiments were conducted for nineteen inlet flow conditions. These flow conditions covered bubbly, cap-slug, and churn-turbulent flows. The local flow parameters, such as void fraction, interfacial area concentration, and bubble interface velocity, were measured at nine radial positions within the gap of the annulus at z/Dh = 230 of the test section. Radial distributions of these parameters were interpreted in terms of turbulent velocity profile, lift and wall forces. In addition, the local measurements were used to calculate distribution parameter, C0 in drift-flux model, and area averaged interfacial area concentration. Ishii’s (1977) model was modified and a new correlation of C0 was proposed based on the experimentally obtained C0 values. The area-averaged interfacial area concentration (IAC) values were compared with the most widely used models (Ishii and Mishima, 1980; Spore et al., 1983; Hibiki and Ishii, 2002). The advantages and drawbacks of these models were highlighted.

Methodology of Local Instantaneous Interfacial Velocity Measurement in Multi-Dimensional Two-Phase Flow

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuzhong Shen ◽  
Kaichiro Mishima ◽  
Hideo Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Gas Flow ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Interfacial Area ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Flow Rate Measurement ◽  
Interfacial Velocity ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Interfacial Area Concentration ◽  
Sensor Probe ◽  
Probe Measurements

Since the transport of momentum, heat and mass tightly links with local interfacial characteristics it is essential to know the local interfacial parameters in various two-phase flows. The interfacial velocity plays a determinant role in determining the other interfacial parameters such as the interfacial area concentration and so on. It is accordingly one of the most important parameters in analyzing two-phase flow. However, it also is one of the most difficult parameters to measure up to now. Based on the application of the interfacial measurement theorem to several four-sensor probes, the present study established a theoretical foundation of the measurement method for the local instantaneous interfacial velocity in multidimensional two-phase flow by using three independent four-sensor probes. Since we can find three independent four-sensor probes in a multi-sensor probe, which has more than four sensors, by sharing the sensors of the first four-sensor probe with the sensors of the others, a five- or six-sensor probe including at least one set of three four-sensor combinations was recommended to measure the local instantaneous interfacial velocity, interfacial area concentration and so on in multidimensional two-phase flow. A six-sensor probe was developed and employed in the practical measurement in an air-water multi-dimensional two-phase flow in a pool. The six-sensor probe measurements were checked against the gas flow rate measurement using a rotameter and a manometer. The comparing results were very satisfactory.

A Physically Based, One-Dimensional Two-Fluid Model for Direct Contact Condensation of Steam Jets Submerged in Subcooled Water

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Heinze ◽  
Thomas Schulenberg ◽  
Lars Behnke
Keyword(s):  
Direct Contact ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Fluid Model ◽  
Interfacial Area ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Two Fluid Model ◽  
Contact Condensation ◽  
Two Fluid

A simulation model for the direct contact condensation of steam in subcooled water is presented that allows determination of major parameters of the process, such as the jet penetration length. Entrainment of water by the steam jet is modeled based on the Kelvin–Helmholtz and Rayleigh–Taylor instability theories. Primary atomization due to acceleration of interfacial waves and secondary atomization due to aerodynamic forces account for the initial size of entrained droplets. The resulting steam-water two-phase flow is simulated based on a one-dimensional two-fluid model. An interfacial area transport equation is used to track changes of the interfacial area density due to droplet entrainment and steam condensation. Interfacial heat and mass transfer rates during condensation are calculated using the two-resistance model. The resulting two-phase flow equations constitute a system of ordinary differential equations, which is solved by means of the explicit Runge–Kutta–Fehlberg algorithm. The simulation results are in good qualitative agreement with published experimental data over a wide range of pool temperatures and mass flow rates.

Estimation of the fluid-fluid interfacial area using kinetic interface sensitive tracers in dynamic porous media experiments

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandru Tatomir ◽  
Huhao Gao ◽  
Hiwa Abdullah ◽  
Martin Sauter
Keyword(s):  
Porous Medium ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Organic Liquid ◽  
Column Experiment ◽  
Interfacial Area ◽  
Breakthrough Curves ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase

<p>Fluid-fluid interfacial area (IFA) in a two-phase flow in porous media is an important parameter for many geoscientific applications involving mass- and energy-transfer processes between the fluid-phases. Schaffer et al. (2013) introduced a new category of reactive tracers termed kinetically interface sensitive (KIS) tracers, able to quantify the size of the fluid-fluid IFA. In our previous experiments (Tatomir et al., 2018) we have demonstrated the application of the KIS tracers in a highly-controlled column experiment filled with a well-characterized porous medium consisting of well-sorted, spherical glass beads.</p><p>In this work we investigate several types of glass-bead materials and natural sands to quantitatively characterize the influence of the porous-medium grain-, pore-size and texture on the mobile interfacial area between an organic liquid and water. The fluid-fluid interfacial area is determined by interpretation of the breakthrough curves (BTCs) of the reaction product of the KIS tracer. When the tracer which is dissolved in the non-wetting phase meets the water, an irreversible hydrolysis process begins leading to the formation of two water-soluble products. For the experiments we use a peristaltic pump and a high precision injection pump to control the injection rate of the organic liquid and tracer.</p><p>A Darcy-scale numerical model is used to simulate the immiscible displacement process coupled with the reactive tracer transport across the fluid-fluid interface. The results show that the current reactive transport model is not always capable to reproduce the breakthrough curves of tracer experiments and that a new theoretical framework may be required.</p><p>Investigations of the role of solid surface area of the grains show that the grain surface roughness has an important influence on the IFA. . Furthermore, a linear relationship between the mobile capillary associated IFA and the inverse mean grain diameter can be established. The results are compared with the data collected from literature measured with high resolution microtomography and partitioning tracer methods. The capillary associated IFA values are consistently smaller because KIS tracers measure the mobile part of the interface. Through this study the applicability range of the KIS tracers is considerably expanded and the confidence in the robustness of the method is improved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Schaffer M, Maier F, Licha T, Sauter M (2013) A new generation of tracers for the characterization of interfacial areas during supercritical carbon dioxide injections into deep saline aquifers: Kinetic interface-sensitive tracers (KIS tracer). International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 14:200–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.01.020</p><p>Tatomir A, Vriendt KD, Zhou D, et al (2018) Kinetic Interface Sensitive Tracers: Experimental Validation in a Two-Phase Flow Column Experiment. A Proof of Concept. Water Resources Research 54:10,223-10,241. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR022621</p>

Modeling Two-Phase Flow in Porous Media Including Fluid-Fluid Interfacial Area

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Niessner ◽  
S. Majid Hassanizadeh ◽  
Dustin Crandall
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Capillary Pressure ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Interfacial Area ◽  
Flow In Porous Media ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Specific Interfacial Area ◽  
Macro Scale

We present a new numerical model for macro-scale two-phase flow in porous media which is based on a physically consistent theory of multi-phase flow. The standard approach for modeling the flow of two fluid phases in a porous medium consists of a continuity equation for each phase, an extended form of Darcy’s law as well as constitutive relationships for relative permeability and capillary pressure. This approach is known to have a number of important shortcomings and, in particular, it does not account for the presence and role of fluid–fluid interfaces. An alternative is to use an extended model which is founded on thermodynamic principles and is physically consistent. In addition to the standard equations, the model uses a balance equation for specific interfacial area. The constitutive relationship for capillary pressure involves not only saturation, but also specific interfacial area. We show how parameters can be obtained for the alternative model using experimental data from a new kind of flow cell and present results of a numerical modeling study.

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