Adiabatic two-phase gas-liquid flow behaviors during upward flow in a vertical circular micro-channel
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Author list: Saisorn S., Wongwises S.
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication year: 2015
Journal: Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science (0894-1777)
Volume number: 69
Start page: 158
End page: 168
Number of pages: 11
ISSN: 0894-1777
eISSN: 1879-2286
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
A two-phase air-water flow experiment was carried out to obtain flow pattern, void fraction, and pressure drop data from a vertical micro-channel, which was a fused silica tube with a diameter of 0.53. mm and a length of 320. mm. The adiabatic two-phase flow behaviors during vertical upward direction were experimentally investigated, and consequently, a buoyancy effect can be detected in this work. A flow visualization study was performed, leading to observation of slug flow, throat-annular flow, churn flow, annular flow, and annular-rivulet flow. The shape of the interfacial surface in the slug flow pattern was deformed during vertical upward flow, which was different from the bullet-shaped gas slug observed in the horizontal channel. The flow visualization results also indicate that the flow pattern map for vertical upward flow is not completely compatible with that for horizontal flow. Image analysis was performed to determine the void fraction, which increases linearly with increasing volumetric quality. The vertical upward flow gave a lower void fraction than the horizontal flow. The frictional pressure drop can be increased when the churn flow is formed in the channel. In addition, vertical upward flow can result in higher pressure drop when compared with the horizontal channel. ฉ 2015 Elsevier Inc.
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