Experimental Study of Liquid-Liquid Flow Through Upward Vertical to Horizontal Transition

Author(s):  
Ricardo A. Mazza ◽  
Fábio K. Suguimoto

This work consists of an experimental analysis of the liquid-liquid two-phase flow of water-kerosene through a vertical bend. The duct has diameter of 0.026 m, the bend radius is 0.125 m and the superficial velocities of the water and kerosene ranged from 0.1 to 1.0 m/s. The pressures drops were measured by differential pressure transducers SMAR LD301, the holdups were determined by the method of trapping fluid using quick-closing valves and the flow patterns was determined using a high-speed camera. The bend pressure gradient is increased with the superficial velocities of both phases. The bend coefficient has no correlation with the mixture Reynolds number, such as in single-flows. The modified Reynolds number proposed by [1] described accurately the bend flow pattern.

Author(s):  
Hugo Canière ◽  
Christophe T'Joen ◽  
Arnout Willockx ◽  
Michel De Paepe

Author(s):  
Dohwan Kim ◽  
Matthew J. Rau

Abstract Small tubes and fins have long been used as methods to increase surface area for convective heat transfer in single-phase flow applications. As demands for high heat transfer effectiveness has increased, implementing evaporative phase-change heat transfer in conjunction with small fins, tubes, and surface structures in advanced heat exchanger and heat sink designs has become increasingly attractive. The complex two-phase flow that results from these configurations is poorly understood, particularly in how the gas phase interacts with the flow structure of the wake created by these bluff bodies. An experimental study of liquid-gas bubbly flow around a cylinder was performed to understand these complex flow physics. A 9.5 mm diameter cylinder was installed horizontally within a vertical water channel facility. A high-speed camera captured the movement of the liquid-gas mixture around the cylinder for a range of bubble sizes. Liquid Reynolds number, calculated based on the cylinder diameter, was varied approximately from 100 to 3000. Time-averaged probability of bubble presence was calculated to characterize the cylinder wake and its effects on the bubble motion. The influence of the liquid Reynolds number, superficial air velocity, and bubble size is discussed in the context of the observed two-phase flow patterns.


2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 895-905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajmal Shah ◽  
Alamdar Hussain Khan ◽  
Imran Rafiq Chughtai ◽  
Mansoor Hameed Inayat

1985 ◽  
Vol 51 (463) ◽  
pp. 1033-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunio HIJIKATA ◽  
Yasuo MORI ◽  
Takeo NAGASAKI ◽  
Kunio NOHATA

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