Pressure drop in two phase slug/bubble flows in mini scale capillaries

A segmented two phase slug/bubble flow occurs where a liquid and a gas are pumped into the same tube over a range of Reynolds numbers. This segmented two phase flow regime is accompanied by an increase in pressure drop relative to the single phase flow where only one fluid is flowing in a capillary....

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Váldodahkkit: Walsh, E, Muzychka, Y, Walsh, P, Egan, V, Punch, J
Materiálatiipa: Journal article
Giella:English
Almmustuhtton: 2009
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author Walsh, E
Muzychka, Y
Walsh, P
Egan, V
Punch, J
author_facet Walsh, E
Muzychka, Y
Walsh, P
Egan, V
Punch, J
author_sort Walsh, E
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description A segmented two phase slug/bubble flow occurs where a liquid and a gas are pumped into the same tube over a range of Reynolds numbers. This segmented two phase flow regime is accompanied by an increase in pressure drop relative to the single phase flow where only one fluid is flowing in a capillary. This work experimentally and theoretically examines the pressure drop encountered by the slug/bubble flow with varying slug lengths in mini channels. In the experimental work the dimensionless parameters of Reynolds number and Capillary number span over three orders of magnitude, and dimensionless slug length ranges over two orders of magnitude to represent flows typical of mini- and micro-scale systems. It is found, in agreement with previous work, that these dimensionless groups provide the correct scaling to represent the pressure drop in two phase slug/bubble flow, although the additional pressure drop caused by the interface regions was found to be ∼40% less than previously reported. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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spelling oxford-uuid:01fd9b45-c17c-4c93-9a7d-45ecb007c0a02022-03-26T08:38:11ZPressure drop in two phase slug/bubble flows in mini scale capillariesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:01fd9b45-c17c-4c93-9a7d-45ecb007c0a0EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2009Walsh, EMuzychka, YWalsh, PEgan, VPunch, JA segmented two phase slug/bubble flow occurs where a liquid and a gas are pumped into the same tube over a range of Reynolds numbers. This segmented two phase flow regime is accompanied by an increase in pressure drop relative to the single phase flow where only one fluid is flowing in a capillary. This work experimentally and theoretically examines the pressure drop encountered by the slug/bubble flow with varying slug lengths in mini channels. In the experimental work the dimensionless parameters of Reynolds number and Capillary number span over three orders of magnitude, and dimensionless slug length ranges over two orders of magnitude to represent flows typical of mini- and micro-scale systems. It is found, in agreement with previous work, that these dimensionless groups provide the correct scaling to represent the pressure drop in two phase slug/bubble flow, although the additional pressure drop caused by the interface regions was found to be ∼40% less than previously reported. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
spellingShingle Walsh, E
Muzychka, Y
Walsh, P
Egan, V
Punch, J
Pressure drop in two phase slug/bubble flows in mini scale capillaries
title Pressure drop in two phase slug/bubble flows in mini scale capillaries
title_full Pressure drop in two phase slug/bubble flows in mini scale capillaries
title_fullStr Pressure drop in two phase slug/bubble flows in mini scale capillaries
title_full_unstemmed Pressure drop in two phase slug/bubble flows in mini scale capillaries
title_short Pressure drop in two phase slug/bubble flows in mini scale capillaries
title_sort pressure drop in two phase slug bubble flows in mini scale capillaries
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