LAPSE:2023.32630
Published Article
LAPSE:2023.32630
Precise Evaluation of Gas−Liquid Two-Phase Flow Pattern in a Narrow Rectangular Channel with Stereology Method
April 20, 2023
The drive to increase the efficiency of processes based on two-phase flow demands the better precision and selection of boundary conditions in the process’ control. The two-phase flow pattern affects the phenomena of momentum, heat, and mass transfer. It becomes necessary to shift from its qualitative to quantitative evaluation. The description of the stationary structure has long been used in structural studies applied to metals and alloys. The description of a gas−liquid two-phase mixture is difficult because it changes in time and space. This paper presents a study of the precise determination of two-phase flow patterns based on stereological parameters analysis. The research area is shown against the flow map proposed by other researchers. The experiment was taken in the thin clear channel with dimensions of W = 50 × H = 1200 × T = 5 mm. The test method is based on the visualization of a two-phase air−water adiabatic flow pattern in the rectangular channel where superficial air velocities ranging from 0.006 to 0.044 m/s and the superficial water velocity ranged from 0.011 to 1.111 m/s. A high-speed camera was used for visualization. Images were analyzed with the use of stereological techniques. The study included the classification of structures according to generally accepted two-phase flow regime nomenclature for upwards co-current gas−liquid flow in a vertical rectangular channel. The result of the research was the determination of the stereological parameters’ changes with reference to the two-phase mixture flow hydrodynamics. The results were presented as waveform fluctuations in the values of stereological factors such as the volume fraction VV, interfacial surface SV, number of objects NV, mean chord l′m and the free distance λ. The description of how these parameters change with changes in phase fluxes is also presented. These waveforms help to distinguish the transient flow regimes, which allow for the automatic adjustment of the process stability. The authors found templates of the stereological parameters’ dependencies for flow pattern recognition. The research demonstrates wide possibilities of stereological methods’ application for the analysis of the two-phase gas−liquid process. The stereological model of two-phase pattern control enables the identification of process disorders.
Keywords
air–water, flow pattern, image analysis, stereology, two-phase flow, visualization
Suggested Citation
Masiukiewicz M, Anweiler S. Precise Evaluation of Gas−Liquid Two-Phase Flow Pattern in a Narrow Rectangular Channel with Stereology Method. (2023). LAPSE:2023.32630
Author Affiliations
Masiukiewicz M: Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Opole University of Technology, ul. Mikołajczyka 5, 45-271 Opole, Poland [ORCID]
Anweiler S: Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Opole University of Technology, ul. Mikołajczyka 5, 45-271 Opole, Poland [ORCID]
Journal Name
Energies
Volume
14
Issue
11
First Page
3180
Year
2021
Publication Date
2021-05-29
Published Version
ISSN
1996-1073
Version Comments
Original Submission
Other Meta
PII: en14113180, Publication Type: Journal Article
Record Map
Published Article

LAPSE:2023.32630
This Record
External Link

doi:10.3390/en14113180
Publisher Version
Download
Files
[Download 1v1.pdf] (3.3 MB)
Apr 20, 2023
Main Article
License
CC BY 4.0
Meta
Record Statistics
Record Views
68
Version History
[v1] (Original Submission)
Apr 20, 2023
 
Verified by curator on
Apr 20, 2023
This Version Number
v1
Citations
Most Recent
This Version
URL Here
https://psecommunity.org/LAPSE:2023.32630
 
Original Submitter
Auto Uploader for LAPSE
Links to Related Works
Directly Related to This Work
Publisher Version