The effects of channel diameter on flow pattern, void fraction and pressure drop of two-phase air-water flow in circular micro-channels
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Author list: Saisorn S., Wongwises S.
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication year: 2010
Journal: Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science (0894-1777)
Volume number: 34
Issue number: 4
Start page: 454
End page: 462
Number of pages: 9
ISSN: 0894-1777
eISSN: 1879-2286
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
Two-phase air-water flow characteristics are experimentally investigated in horizontal circular micro-channels. Test sections are made of fused silica. The experiments are conducted based on three different inner diameters of 0.53, 0.22 and 0.15 mm with the corresponding lengths of 320, 120 and 104 mm, respectively. The test runs are done at superficial velocities of gas and liquid ranging between 0.37-42.36 and 0.005-3.04 m/s, respectively. The flow visualisation is facilitated by systems mainly including stereozoom microscope and high-speed camera. The flow regime maps developed from the observed flow patterns are presented. The void fractions are determined based on image analysis. New correlation for two-phase frictional multiplier is also proposed for practical applications. ฉ 2009.
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