CFD simulations of single-phase flow in pulsed disc and doughnut columns: Axial dispersion and pressure drop

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (18) ◽  
pp. 2863-2877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sourav Sarkar ◽  
K. K. Singh ◽  
K. T. Shenoy
2015 ◽  
pp. 150707114628006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirvik Sen ◽  
K.K. Singh ◽  
A.W. Patwardhan ◽  
S. Mukhopadhyay ◽  
K.T. Shenoy

Author(s):  
Ashish Kotwal ◽  
Che-Hao Yang ◽  
Clement Tang

The current study shows computational and experimental analysis of multiphase flows (gas-liquid two-phase flow) in channels with sudden area change. Four test sections used for sudden contraction and expansion of area in experiments and computational analysis. These are 0.5–0.375, 0.5–0.315, 0.5–0.19, 0.5–0.14, inversely true for expansion channels. Liquid Flow rates ranging from 0.005 kg/s to 0.03 kg/s employed, while gas flow rates ranging from 0.00049 kg/s to 0.029 kg/s implemented. First, single-phase flow consists of only water, and second two-phase Nitrogen-Water mixture flow analyzed experimentally and computationally. For Single-phase flow, two mathematical models used for comparison: the two transport equations k-epsilon turbulence model (K-Epsilon), and the five transport equations Reynolds stress turbulence interaction model (RSM). A Eulerian-Eulerian multiphase approach and the RSM mathematical model developed for two-phase gas-liquid flows based on current experimental data. As area changes, the pressure drop observed, which is directly proportional to the Reynolds number. The computational analysis can show precise prediction and a good agreement with experimental data when area ratio and pressure differences are smaller for laminar and turbulent flows in circular geometries. During two-phase flows, the pressure drop generated shows reasonable dependence on void fraction parameter, regardless of numerical analysis and experimental analysis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 045505
Author(s):  
Pengxin Cheng ◽  
Nan Gui ◽  
Xingtuan Yang ◽  
Jiyuan Tu ◽  
Shengyao Jiang ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Satish G. Kandlikar ◽  
Mark E. Steinke ◽  
Prabhu Balasubramanian

An experimental investigation is carried out to study the heat transfer and pressure drop in the single-phase flow of water in a microchannel. The effect of dissolved gases on heat transfer and pressure drop is studied as the wall temperature approaches the saturation temperature of water, causing air and water vapor mixture to form bubbles on the heater surface. A set of six parallel microchannels, each approximately 200 micrometers square in cross section and fabricated in copper, with a hydraulic diameter of 207 micrometers, is used as the test section. Starting with air-saturated water at atmospheric pressure and temperature, the air content in the water is varied by vigorously boiling the water at elevated saturation pressures to provide different levels of dissolved air concentrations. The single-phase friction factor and heat transfer results are presented and compared with the available theoretical values. The friction factors for adiabatic cases match closely with the laminar single-phase friction factor predictions available for conventional-sized channels. The diabatic friction factor, after applying the correction for temperature dependent properties, also agrees well with the theoretical predictions. The Nusselt numbers, after applying the property corrections, are found to be below the theoretical values available in literature for constant temperature heating on all four sides. The disagreement is believed to be due to the three-sided heating employed in the current experiments. The effect of gas content on the heat transfer for the three gas concentrations is investigated. Nucleation was observed at a surface temperature of 90.5°C, for the reference case of 8.0 ppm. For the degassed cases (5.4 ppm and 1.8 ppm), nucleation is not observed until the surface temperature reached close to 100°C. An increase in heat transfer coefficient for surface temperatures above saturation is observed. However, a slight reduction in heat transfer is noted as the bubbles begin to nucleate. The presence of an attached bubble layer on the heating surface is believed to be responsible for this effect.


1991 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 819-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.N.S. Mak ◽  
C.A.J. Koning ◽  
P.J. Hamersma ◽  
J.M.H. Fortuin

1986 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 3197-3203 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C. Göebel ◽  
K. Booij ◽  
J.M.H. Fortuin

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