A two-phase damping model on tube bundles subjected to two-phase cross-flow

An analytical model is developed to estimate the two-phase damping ratio for upward cross-flow through horizontal tube bundles. The present model is formulated based on Feenstra’s model (2000) for void fraction and various models (homogeneous, Levy, Martinelli-Nelson and Marchaterre) for two-phase friction multiplier. The analytical results of drag coefficient on a cylinder and two-phase Euler number are compared with the experimental results by Sim-Mureithi (2013). The correlation factor between frictional pressure drop and the hydraulic drag coefficient is evaluated by considering the experimental results. The two-phase damping ratios given by the analytical model are compared with existing experimental results. The model based on Marchaterre’s model is suitable for air-water mixture, whereas the Martinelli-Nelson’s model is suitable for steam-water and Freon mixtures. The two-phase damping ratio is independent of pitch mass flux for air-water mixture, but is more or less influenced by the mass flux for steam-water/Freon (134) mixtures. The two-phase damping ratios given by the present model agree well with experimental results for a wide range of pitch mass ratio, quality, and p/d ratios.