scholarly journals ECT Image Recognition of Pipe Plugging Flow Patterns Based on Broad Learning System in Mining Filling

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Xuebin Qin ◽  
ChenChen Ji ◽  
Yutong Shen ◽  
Pai Wang ◽  
Mingqiao Li ◽  
...  

The process of mining filling, when the slurry is transported to the goaf by the filling pipeline, is very important to find the location and size of the caking in the filling pipeline in time for the safe and stable operation of the mine filling pipeline. It is an important research work to detect different flow patterns after two-dimensional section reconstruction in closed filling pipeline based on ECT (electrical capacitance tomography) visualization method. Slurry flow in pipeline is regarded as a two-phase flow, and the multishape distribution was reconstructed into images by ECT and intelligently recognized by broad learning system (BLS) algorithm. BLS is a feedforward neural network with few optimization parameters and fast training speed. In this paper, three features of two-phase sample images, the number of regional blocks, the roundness of regional blocks, and barycenter of regional blocks, are combined with network structure of BLS to recognize different flow patterns. Through the simulation, the recognition accuracy of two-phase fillback image is more than 99%. This conclusion indicates the effectiveness of BLS to predict different two-phase flow patterns; it also provides a new solution for the pattern recognition of the flow pattern in the mining filling pipeline.

Author(s):  
R Ulbrich ◽  
M Krótkiewicz ◽  
N Szmolke ◽  
S Anweiler ◽  
M Masiukiewicz ◽  
...  

This research work aimed at developing techniques for the recognition of two-phase flow patterns using image analysis. Flow was realized in a flat rectangular channel. Information recorded with a CCD camera, was analysed using the authors' own software. The change in the grey level value from the recorded flow realizations was investigated. The results of this analysis allowed identification of the two-phase flow structures obtained. Stochastic analysis of the fluidization process was also carried out.


Fluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 226
Author(s):  
Rashal Abed ◽  
Mohamed M. Hussein ◽  
Wael H. Ahmed ◽  
Sherif Abdou

Airlift pumps can be used in the aquaculture industry to provide aeration while concurrently moving water utilizing the dynamics of two-phase flow in the pump riser. The oxygen mass transfer that occurs from the injected compressed air to the water in the aquaculture systems can be experimentally investigated to determine the pump aeration capabilities. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of various airflow rates as well as the injection methods on the oxygen transfer rate within a dual injector airlift pump system. Experiments were conducted using an airlift pump connected to a vertical pump riser within a recirculating system. Both two-phase flow patterns and the void fraction measurements were used to evaluate the dissolved oxygen mass transfer mechanism through the airlift pump. A dissolved oxygen (DO) sensor was used to determine the DO levels within the airlift pumping system at different operating conditions required by the pump. Flow visualization imaging and particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements were performed in order to better understand the effects of the two-phase flow patterns on the aeration performance. It was found that the radial injection method reached the saturation point faster at lower airflow rates, whereas the axial method performed better as the airflow rates were increased. The standard oxygen transfer rate (SOTR) and standard aeration efficiency (SAE) were calculated and were found to strongly depend on the injection method as well as the two-phase flow patterns in the pump riser.


Author(s):  
Weilin Qu ◽  
Seok-Mann Yoon ◽  
Issam Mudawar

Knowledge of flow pattern and flow pattern transitions is essential to the development of reliable predictive tools for pressure drop and heat transfer in two-phase micro-channel heat sinks. In the present study, experiments were conducted with adiabatic nitrogen-water two-phase flow in a rectangular micro-channel having a 0.406 × 2.032 mm cross-section. Superficial velocities of nitrogen and water ranged from 0.08 to 81.92 m/s and 0.04 to 10.24 m/s, respectively. Flow patterns were first identified using high-speed video imaging, and still photos were then taken for representative patterns. Results reveal that the dominant flow patterns are slug and annular, with bubbly flow occurring only occasionally; stratified and churn flow were never observed. A flow pattern map was constructed and compared with previous maps and predictions of flow pattern transition models. Annual flow is identified as the dominant flow pattern for conditions relevant to two-phase micro-channel heat sinks, and forms the basis for development of a theoretical model for both pressure drop and heat transfer in micro-channels. Features unique to two-phase micro-channel flow, such as laminar liquid and gas flows, smooth liquid-gas interface, and strong entrainment and deposition effects are incorporated into the model. The model shows good agreement with experimental data for water-cooled heat sinks.


2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (13) ◽  
pp. 5056-5066 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. S. Sarkar ◽  
K. K. Singh ◽  
K. T. Shenoy ◽  
A. Sinha ◽  
H. Rao ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Jacqueline Barber ◽  
Khellil Sefiane ◽  
David Brutin ◽  
Lounes Tadrist

Boiling in microchannels remains elusive due to the lack of full understanding of the mechanisms involved. A powerful tool in achieving better comprehension of the mechanisms is detailed imaging and analysis of the two phase flow at a fundamental level. We induced boiling in a single microchannel geometry (hydraulic diameter 727 μm), using a refrigerant FC-72, to investigate several flow patterns. A transparent, metallic, conductive deposit has been developed on the exterior of rectangular microchannels, allowing simultaneous uniform heating and visualisation to be conducted. The data presented in this paper is for a particular case with a uniform heat flux of 4.26 kW/m2 applied to the microchannel and inlet liquid mass flowrate, held constant at 1.33×10−5 kg/s. In conjunction with obtaining high-speed images and videos, sensitive pressure sensors are used to record the pressure drop profiles across the microchannel over time. Bubble nucleation, growth and coalescence, as well as periodic slug flow, are observed in the test section. Phenomena are noted, such as the aspect ratio and Reynolds number of a vapour bubble, which are in turn correlated to the associated pressure drops over time. From analysis of our results, images and video sequences with the corresponding physical data obtained, it is possible to follow visually the nucleation and subsequent both ‘free’ and ‘confined’ growth of a vapour bubble over time.


2021 ◽  
pp. 117379
Author(s):  
Marciellyo Ribeiro de Oliveira ◽  
Marcio Ferreira Martins ◽  
Humberto Belich ◽  
Leandro Amorim

Author(s):  
Youjia Zhang ◽  
Weimin Ma ◽  
Shengjie Gong

This study is concerned with liquid film dynamics and stability of annular flow, which plays an important role in understanding film rupture and dryout in boiling heat transfer. The research work starts from designing and making a test facility which enables the visualization and measurement of liquid film dynamics. A confocal optical sensor is applied to track the evolution of film thickness. A horizontal rectangular channel made of glass is used as the test section. Deionized water and air are supplied into that channel in such a way that an initial stratified flow forms, with the liquid film on the bottom wall. The present study is focused on characterization of liquid film profile and dynamics in term of interfacial wave and shear force induced film rupture under adiabatic condition. Based on the experimental data and analysis, it is found that given a constant water flowrate, the average thickness of water film decreases with increasing air flowrate, while the interfacial wave of the two-phase flow is intensified. As the air flowrate reaches a critical value, a localized rupture of the water film occurs.


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