A short note on the entrainment and exit boundary conditions

An attempt is made to find out the suitable entrainment and exit boundary conditions in laminar flow situations. Streamfunction vorticity formulation of the Navier–Stokes equations are solved by ADI method. Two‐dimensional laminar plane wall jet flow is used to test different forms of the boundary conditions. Results are compared with the experimental and similarity solution and the proper boundary condition is suggested. The Kind 1 boundary condition is recommended. It consists of zero first derivative condition for velocity variable and for streamfunction equation, mixed derivative at the entrainment and exit boundaries. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A numerical and experimental investigation of the interactions between a non‐uniform planar array of incompressible free jets

The interaction between multiple incompressible air jets has been studied numerically and experimentally. The numerical predictions have been first validated using experimental data for a single jet configuration. The spreading features of five unequal jets in the configuration of one larger central jet surrounded by four smaller equi‐distant jets, have been studied, for different lateral spacing ratios of 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 and a central jet Reynolds number of 1.24×105 (corresponding to a Mach number of 0.16). Flow of five equal jets has also been simulated, for the sake of comparison. The jet interactions commence at an axial distance of about 3–4 diameters and complete by an axial distance of about 10 diameters for the lowest spacing ratio of 1.5. For larger spacing ratios, the length required for the start and completion of jet interaction increase. Peripheral jets bend more towards the central jet and merge at a smaller distance, when their sizes are smaller than that of the central jet. The entrainment ratio for multiple jets is higher than that for a single jet. Excellent agreement is observed between the experimental data and theoretical predictions for both mean flow field and turbulent quantities, at regions away from the jet inlet. The potential core length and initial jet development, however, are not predicted very accurately due to differences in the assumed and actual velocity profiles at the jet inlet. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Experimental investigation and theoretical modeling of liquid entrainment in a horizontal tee with a vertical-up branch

This article describes a comprehensive literature review of liquid entrainment in horizontal pipes with vertical-up branches. Deficiencies in the available data and correlations were identified. The Air–water Test Loop for Advanced Thermal–hydraulic Studies (ATLATS) was constructed and entrainment onset and steady-state data were collected for a wide range of flow conditions. Using new insights gained from experimental testing, the authors developed a model for predicting the onset of entrainment and steady-state entrainment rate. Previously published correlations, along with the new model, are compared against all available data. The new model shows very good agreement with the onset data, but is not very good at predicting branch quality at high liquid flow rates.     

Theoretical analysis of the onset of liquid entrainment for slots of finite width

The onset of liquid entrainment during discharge from large reservoirs containing a stratified mixture of two immiscible fluids through a side slot of a finite width is considered theoretically. A previously reported analysis in which the slot was approximated as a two-dimensional line sink has been extended to account for the finite width of the slot. The model resulting from the present analysis is expressed in terms of two simple algebraic equations suitable for hand calculations. According to the present results, the ratio of the critical height to the slot width is dependent only on the Froude number. Numerical results show that the present model approaches the correct physical limits at low Froude numbers and it converges to the predictions of the previously reported simple model at high Froude numbers.     

Nonequilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics of Two Dissipative Processes in Solids: Energy Losses of Channeled Particles at Low Velocities and Ultrasound Absorption by Conduction Electrons

We use methods of nonequilibrium statistical thermodynamics to investigate two dissipative processes in solids. We find the electron energy losses of a particle moving in a planar channeling regime and the sound absorption coefficient in metals under electron impurity scattering. The oscillator model is used to analyze the contribution from the effect of electron entrainment by a moving scattering center to the total dissipated energy. We investigate the frequency and temperature dependence of energy losses and also the dependence of the absorption coefficient on the sound wave vector.     

消除夹带溶胀的新液膜操作法

消除夹带溶胀的新液膜操作法曹汉瑾，褚莹，何彦涛，吴子生，严忠（东北师范大学化学系长春１３００２４）关键词液膜，油／水乳液，溶胀，夹带，包裹消除液膜操作中的夹带溶胀对液膜的工业化具有重要意义，夹带溶胀分为包裹溶胀和再液化溶胀。前者是乳状液滴上浮时将水相...     

Le jet libre immergé d'un fluide viscoélastique

Résumé Les auteurs étudient le jet libre laminaire bidimensionnel d'un fluide viscoélastique obéissant à une loi de comportement semiempirique. Ils appliquent la méthode de raccordement des développements asymptotiques afin de déterminer le profil de vitesses à l'intérieur du jet, et l'entraînement du fluide extérieur. Les résultats obtenus illustrent l'influence de l'élasticité sur le champ de vitesse et la présence d'un gradient de pression à l'intérieur du jet. Les lignes de courant obtenues montrent que le fluide externe est aspiré vers l'axe du jet.

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Summary A two-dimensional laminar free jet of a viscoelastic fluid following a semiempiric constitutive equation is studied. The method of matching asymptotic expansions is applied to determine the velocity profiles inside the jet and the entrainment of the external fluid. The results thus obtained highlight the influence of elasticity on the velocity field and the presence of a pressure gradient inside the jet. The streamlines obtained show that the external fluid is sucked in towards the axis of the jet.

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Zusammenfassung Es wird der laminare zweidimensionale Freistrahl einer viskoelastischen Flüssigkeit, die einem halbempirischen Stoffgesetz folgt, untersucht. Asymptotische Entwicklungen werden aneinandergefügt, um die Geschwindigkeitsverteilung in der Strahlströmung und die Ansaugkraft der äußeren Flüssigkeit zu bestimmen. Die erzielten Ergebnisse zeigen den Einfluß der Elastizität auf die Geschwindigkeitsverteilung und das Bestehen eines Druckgradienten innerhalb der Strahlströmung. Die abgeleiteten Stromlinien zeigen weiter, daß die äußere Flüssigkeit zur Strahlachse hin angesaugt wird.

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A ₁;A ₂;A ₃ tenseurs de Rivlin-Ericksen - A constante définie par [27] - D domaine d'écoulement - f ₁();f ₀() fonctions définies par la transformation [20] - I tenseur unité - J nombre adimensionnel [12] - L longueur de référence - M flux total d'impulsion [19]m: µ/ - N _Re nombre de Reynolds - N _w nombre de Weissenberg - n indice de comportement - p pression - s indice de comportement «élastique» - T tenseur des contraintes - U ₀ vitesse de référence - u, v composantes du vecteur vitesse - x, y coordonnées cartésiennes - Y coordonnée de «couche limite» [9] - Z variable complexe - angle entre les parois de la fente - paramètre de perturbation - variable affine [20] - () fonction définie par [2c] - coefficient d'élasticité - fonction de viscosité [2a] - µ indice de consistance - masse volumique - ; fonctions de courant - fonction définie par [2b] - 2ème invariant principal du tenseurA ₁ Avec 7 figures     

Mixing Layer on the Lee Side of an Obstacle

Twolayer miscible flow above an uneven bottom is considered. A mathematical model in the shallowwater approximation is constructed for the development of a turbulent layer between homogeneous layers of different density in a twolayer channel flow over a local obstacle. The influence of the mixing process on the formation of an initial segment of the steadystate densitystratified flow on the leeward side of the obstacle is studied.     

Deep swirling flow down a plughole with air entrainment

Experiments have been carried out to determine the water depth required to entrain a given amount of air with a given circulating water flow discharging through a vertical pipe set in the flat bottom of a vessel. The circulation angle, , between the radial direction and the velocity vector far from discharge pipe was set at 0°, 10°, 30° or 60°.

It is shown that results are not dependent upon the diameter of the offtake pipe, if that is sufficiently small, and results are then expressed either as a dimensionless water depth vs a dimensionless ratio of the flow rates of the two phases or as a dimensionless flow rate of one phase vs the dimensionless flow rate of the other phase. An approximate theory describes trends in the data and is mostly in good quantitative agreement.

The results are used to examine the work of others on the entrainment of air or steam by water flowing along the bottom of a horizontal pipe into a small bottom offtake and the similar entrainment of water by air or steam flowing into a small top offtake. These systems occur in certain PWR loss of coolant accidents.     

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Recent numerical investigations on pressure surges during pump trip in pumping installations showed that by including an air entrainment variable wave speed model, reasonable predictions of transient pressure surges with proper phasing and attenuation of pressure peaks can be obtained. These calculated results are consistent with similar field measurements made with the pumps operating at low pump cut-out levels, when air entrainment due to an attached surface vortex was observed. However, in the numerical calculation procedures it is assumed that the inertia of the moving elements of the check valve is small and that the check valve closes at zero reverse flow velocity. In practice, check valves seldom close precisely at zero reverse flow velocity. With the check valves not closing at zero reverse velocity, the present numerical computations show that the air content in a fluid system can adversely affect the check valve performance. With the fluid system operating within a critical range of air entrainment values, the present analysis showed that there is a possibility of ‘check valve slamming’ when the check valves are selected based only on the analysis of an air-free system. This phenomenon is confirmed through field observations.