Phase Distribution in the Cap Bubble Regime in a Duct

2006 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 811-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Lopez de Bertodano ◽  
Xiaodong Sun ◽  
Mamoru Ishii ◽  
Asim Ulke

The lateral phase distribution in the cap-bubbly regime was analyzed with a three-dimensional three-field two-fluid computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model based on the turbulence model for bubbly flows developed by Lopez de Bertodano et al. [1994, “Phase Distribution in Bubbly Two-Phase Flow in Vertical Ducts,” Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 20(5), pp. 805–818]. The turbulent diffusion of the bubbles is the dominant phase distribution mechanism. A new analytic result is presented to support the development of the model for the bubble induced turbulent diffusion force. New experimental data obtained by Sun et al. [2005, “Interfacial Structure in an Air-Water Planar Bubble Jet,” Exp. Fluids, 38(4), pp. 426–439] with the state-of-the-art four-sensor miniature conductivity probe in a vertical duct is used to validate the three-field two-fluid model CFD simulations.

2008 ◽  
Vol 273-276 ◽  
pp. 616-621
Author(s):  
Hikmet Ş. Aybar ◽  
Mohsen Sharifpur

Generation of vapor and predication of its behavior is an important problem in many industries. In this study, the three dimensional governing equations for turbulence two-phase flow are derived using ensemble averaging two fluid model. The governing equations are simplified by a heuristic approach based on boiling data, and the equations are used to obtain the parameters for each phase along the channel. A computer program is written for the simplified one-dimensional equations, and the results are compared with experimental data.


2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (05) ◽  
pp. 607-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuhong Liu ◽  
Yulin Wu ◽  
Yu Xu ◽  
Hua-Shu Dou

AbstractIn the present work, both computational and experimental methods are employed to study the two-phase flow occurring in a model pump sump. The two-fluid model of the two-phase flow has been applied to the simulation of the three-dimensional cavitating flow. The governing equations of the two-phase cavitating flow are derived from the kinetic theory based on the Boltzmann equation. The isotropic RNGk — ε — kcaturbulence model of two-phase flows in the form of cavity number instead of the form of cavity phase volume fraction is developed. The RNGk—ε—kcaturbulence model, that is the RNGk — eturbulence model for the liquid phase combined with thekcamodel for the cavity phase, is employed to close the governing turbulent equations of the two-phase flow. The computation of the cavitating flow through a model pump sump has been carried out with this model in three-dimensional spaces. The calculated results have been compared with the data of the PIV experiment. Good qualitative agreement has been achieved which exhibits the reliability of the numerical simulation model.


2018 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 503-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Hibiki ◽  
Joshua P. Schlegel ◽  
Tetsuhiro Ozaki ◽  
Shuichiro Miwa ◽  
Somboon Rassame

1990 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Lopez de Bertodano ◽  
S.-J. Lee ◽  
R. T. Lahey ◽  
D. A. Drew

The void fraction distribution for turbulent bubbly air/water upflows and downflows in a pipe was analyzed using a three-dimensional two-fluid model. A τ − ε (i.e., Reynolds stress) turbulence model was used for the continuous (liquid) phase. The τ − ε transport equations yield all components of the Reynolds stress tensor for the liquid phase momentum equations. The effect of these stresses is to create a lateral pressure gradient that acts on the bubbles and effects their distribution. The lateral lift force on the bubbles has also been modelled. This lift force arises due to the relative motion of the bubble with respect to a nonuniform liquid velocity field. It has been observed experimentally that for upflows the bubbles concentrate near the wall while for downflows they move toward the center of the conduit. The model presented herein predicts these trends.


2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 033324
Author(s):  
Alejandro Clausse ◽  
Martín López de Bertodano

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