Drift-flux correlation for upward two-phase flow in inclined pipes

被引:13
作者
Dong, Chuanshuai [1 ]
Rassame, Somboon [2 ]
Zhang, Lizhi [1 ]
Hibiki, Takashi [3 ]
机构
[1] South China Univ Technol, Sch Chem & Chem Engn, Key Lab Enhanced Heat Transfer & Energy Conservat, Guangzhou 510640, Peoples R China
[2] Chulalongkorn Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Nucl Engn, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
[3] Purdue Univ, Sch Nucl Engn, 400 Cent Dr, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Drift-flux model; Void fraction; Upward two-phase flows; Inclined pipe; VOID FRACTION; SLUG FLOW; MODEL; VELOCITY; TUBE;
D O I
10.1016/j.ces.2019.115395
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
In view of the practical importance of the drift-flux model to predict void fraction for gas-liquid flow in various engineering fields including chemical engineering, this study aims at developing a drift-flux correlation with a wide range of applicability for upward two-phase flows in inclined pipes. Firstly, over 3000 experimental data of void fraction were collected from 14 sources. Then, the correlations of distribution parameter and void-fraction-weighted-mean drift velocity were established. The comparison between the collected database and correlations indicated none of the existing correlations could predict the whole database satisfactorily. Therefore, the dependence of drift-flux parameters on inclination angles was comprehensively analysed, and a new drift-flux correlation was developed. The newly-developed drift-flux correlation demonstrated superior performance to existing correlations. More than 95% of the predicted void fraction were predicted within +/- 20% error. In summary, the newly-developed drift-flux correlation is useful to predict void fraction in various engineering fields including chemical engineering. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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