Two-phase damping and interface surface area in tubes with vertical internal flow |
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Authors: | C Béguin F Anscutter A Ross MJ Pettigrew NW Mureithi |
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Institution: | 1. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;3. College of Basic Science, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300384, China |
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Abstract: | Two-phase flow is common in the nuclear industry. It is a potential source of vibration in piping systems. In this paper, two-phase damping in the bubbly flow regime is related to the interface surface area and, therefore, to flow configuration. Experiments were performed with a vertical tube clamped at both ends. First, gas bubbles of controlled geometry were simulated with glass spheres let to settle in stagnant water. Second, air was injected in stagnant alcohol to generate a uniform and measurable bubble flow. In both cases, the two-phase damping ratio is correlated to the number of bubbles (or spheres). Two-phase damping is directly related to the interface surface area, based on a spherical bubble model. Further experiments were carried out on tubes with internal two-phase air–water flows. A strong dependence of two-phase damping on flow parameters in the bubbly flow regime is observed. A series of photographs attests to the fact that two-phase damping in bubbly flow increases for a larger number of bubbles, and for smaller bubbles. It is highest immediately prior to the transition from bubbly flow to slug or churn flow regimes. Beyond the transition, damping decreases. It is also shown that two-phase damping increases with the tube diameter. |
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