垂直上升管内泡状流压力波传播

研究了垂直上升管内气液两相泡状流压力波的传播速度和衰减规律,为了提高压力波测量精度．实验中设计了不影响两相流动结构的调频式压力扰动装置．实验结果表明,随着含气率的增加,泡状流中压力波波速开始陡降,当含气率大于0．05以后波速缓慢下降;衰减系数随含气率的增加连续增加：工质的流速对压力波的传播没有影响;压力波的传播速度及其衰减与扰动频率有关．随着扰动频率的增加,波速及其衰减都增加本文实验验证了泡状流压力波色散特性的临界频率现象．即高于临界频率．压力波的色散特性消失．在本试验条件和参数范围内．临界扰动角频率为300Hz．     

竖直圆管内泡状流空泡份额径向分布实验研究

常温常压下,采用光学探针测量方法,对圆管（内径50 mm）内空气 水两相竖直向上泡状流空泡份额的径向分布特性进行了实验研究。结果表明,竖直圆管内泡状流空泡份额的径向分布随气液两相表观流速不同而变化。液相流速较高时空泡份额分布呈“壁峰型”,即中心区域变化平缓,近壁区出现峰值后迅速降低;液相静止时,随气相流速增加,空泡份额增加速度沿径向向外逐渐减小,气相流速较大时分布呈“核峰型”,即空泡份额随径向位置向外呈减小趋势;液相流速较低时分布呈现出过渡型。探针测量面积加权平均空泡份额与通过重位压降得到的空泡份额的相对偏差小于10%。     

倾斜管内上升泡状流界面参数分布特性实验研究

采用双头光纤探针对倾斜圆管内空气-水两相泡状流界面参数分布特性进行了实验研究,包括局部空泡份额、气泡通过频率、界面面积浓度及气泡当量直径径向分布特性。实验段内径为50 mm,液相表观速度为0.144 m/s,气相表观速度为0~0.054 m/s。结果表明倾斜管内向上泡状流气泡明显向上壁面聚集。局部界面浓度、空泡份额及气泡通过频率径向分布相似。倾斜条件下局部界面参数分布下壁面附近峰值相对于竖直状态被削弱甚至消失,上壁面附近峰值被加强,中间区域从下壁面往上逐渐增大,且随倾斜角度的增加变化更加剧烈。气泡等价直径随径向位置、气相速度及倾斜角度的不同无明显变化,气泡聚合和破碎现象较少发生。通过气泡受力分析解释了倾斜对泡状流局部界面参数分布的影响机理。     

基于漂移流模型的矩形通道内泡状流-弹状流转变准则

以空气和水为工质,对竖直向上矩形通道(40 mm×1.41 mm,40 mm×10 mm)两相流流型特性进行了可视化研究。气液相表观速度分别为0.01~0.59 m/s和0.02~3.72 m/s。基于3个经典的泡状流向弹状流转变准则,考虑矩形通道的尺寸效应,导出了泡状流向弹状流转变时的临界空泡份额为0.23。以窄边宽度2.5 mm为界,将矩形通道分为小通道和常规通道两类,对泡状流向弹状流转变准则进行修正,修正准则能很好地预测实验值。为进一步验证修正准则的准确性和适用性,将修正准则与Mishima、Wilmarth和Sadatomi等的实验数据进行了对比,结果显示修正准则同样具有较好的预测效果。     

Propagation of Pressure Wave in Air-Water Two-Phase System, (I)

In an attempt to gain information on the propagation characteristics of pressure waves in a two-phase system consisting of gas and liquid, experiments were performed on a nonflowing air-water mixture in a range of pressures from 1.0 to 7.5 bar and void fractions from 0 to 60%. Stepwise pressure disturbancies were applied to a water column dispersed with rising air bubbles by bursting diaphragm. The pressure transients at several points down the fluid column were measured with strain gage type pressure transducers and recorded on magnetic tapes.

The nonlinearity of the pressure wave records was scarcely marked. The propagation velocity of pressure wave front down the fluid column was found almost independent of the magnitude of the pressure change applied, nor whether it was depressive or compressive. At higher void fractions where the flow regime became sluggy, the measured propagation velocities showed increasing deviation from the calculated values based on the nonslip homogeneous adiabatic model, though good agreements were obtained at lower void fractions of bubbly regime. Evidence was offered in disproof of the effect of heterogeneity due to slug regime as the preliminary step to attribute this discrepancy to the effect of slip in Part (II).     

Vertically Downward Two-Phase Flow, (II)

Following Part (I) of the present paper, which presented the experimental results obtained on the void distribution and average void fraction shown by nearly fully-developed, vertically downward two-phase flow of air-water mixture, this Part (?) covers the flow regime transition criteria among the three basic flow regimes : bubbly, slug and annular flows. The annular flow further was divided into two subregions of falling film flow and annular drop flow. The general situation of the transition criteria is as follows : (1) bubbly-to-slug flow transition occurs when the local void fraction in the central region of the tube is 0.3; (2) slug-to-annular drop flow transition criterion is given as a case which equations giving average void fraction for the slug flow and the annular flow are simultaneously satisfied; (3) slug-to-falling film flow transition occurs when the pressure difference between the crest of large wave and the bottom overcomes the surface tension; (4) the occurrence of liquid droplets from wave crests gives the transition criterion between the falling film flow and the annular drop flow.

These criteria were correlated to predict each flow regime boundary respectively considering flow mechanisms or from experimental results. The correlations obtained were compared with published flow regime maps for atmospheric air-water flow and showed satisfactory agreement.     

基于竖直圆管空气-水两相流实验的相间曳力模型研究

研究两相流相间阻力特性对系统程序关键本构模型封闭具有重要意义。本文基于竖直圆管开展了空气-水两相流实验,采用四探头电导探针对空泡份额、气泡弦长和界面面积浓度等气泡参数的径向分布进行了测量。结果表明空泡份额和气泡弦长呈现“核峰型”分布,而界面面积浓度并没有表现出随流速的单调关系。进一步开发了泡状流和弹状流的相间曳力模型,考虑了液相表观流速与管径对气泡尺寸分布的影响,建立了临界韦伯数与不同液相流速的关系。计算得到的空泡份额和界面面积浓度与实验数据整体符合较好,验证了模型的可靠性,为两相流相间阻力特性研究提供参考意义。     

竖直窄矩形通道内空气-水两相流中气弹运动速度研究

以空气和水为工质,应用高速摄像仪,对竖直窄矩形通道(3.25 mm×40 mm)内气液两相弹状流进行了可视化实验研究。气、液相表观速度分别为0.1~2.51 m/s和0.16~2.62 m/s,工作压力为常压。实验中发现窄矩形通道内弹状流与圆管中存在较大差别,气弹多发生变形,高液相流速时变形更为严重。窄边液膜含气量较高,在高液相流速时窄边液膜不下落,宽边液膜中含有由气弹头部进入和气弹尾部进入的气泡。气弹速度受气弹头部形状和宽度影响较大,受气弹长度影响较小。气弹速度可由Ishii & Jones-Zuber模型计算,但在低液相折算速度时偏差较大,其主要原因为漂移速度计算值较实验值偏小。     

Vertically Downward Two-Phase Flow, (I)

Fully developed vertically downward two-phase flow of air-water mixture was investigated on void distribution and average void fraction among the three basic flow regimes; bubbly, slug and annular flows. The annular flow further was divided into two regimes of falling film flow and annular drop flow. Test channel is in form of inverted U-tube and tests were carried out at 100 tube diameters downstream from the curved part. Distributions of local void fraction were measured by means of a conductance needle probe method and the average void fraction was obtained from numerical integration of the measured local void fraction According to the results, profiles of local void fraction in bubby and slug flows showed characteristic natures with a peak in the middle region between the center and the wall of tube The average void fraction in downward flow depended greatly on the flow regimes. Accordingly correlation for each flow regime was developed to predict the average void fraction, based on flow mechanisms and experiments. The correlations were compared with experimental results for atmospheric air-water flow and showed satisfactory agreement.     

外加扰动下垂直管内气-液两相流空隙波特性

采用双环电导探针技术实验研究了外加扰动对垂直上升管内气-液两相流空隙波特征的影响。研究结果表明,气-液两相流空隙波对外加周期性扰动具有频率选择性。在泡状流区,低频扰动能诱发与扰动等频的空隙波;在泡状流／弹状流转变区,低频扰动能加速气泡合并,促进泡状流向弹状流转变;而在弹状流区空隙波特征对外界扰动并不敏感。空隙波的传播速度受外界扰动频率的影响,随着扰动频率的增大,空隙波波速先减少又增大。本文的实验研究发现,存在对气-液两相流空隙波特征影响最为显著的临界扰动频率,在本实验条件和参数范围内,该临界扰动频率为20Hz。     

Characteristics of Counter current Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Vertical Tubes

Investigations into the flow pattern and the void fraction for countercurrent air-water flow in vertical tubes of diameter D = 40 and 80 mm were reported. The flow maps were presented and showed slug flow regime occupied larger portion on them. The void fraction was measured by the quick-closing valve technique, in bubbly and slug flow regime.

The void fraction data available in the literatures as well as present work for counter- current flow in vertical tubes were correlated in terms of dimensionless groups. The experimental results of the present work were also compared with the drift flux model.     

Upward air–water bubbly flow characteristics in a vertical square duct

In nuclear engineering fields, gas–liquid bubbly flows exist in channels with various shape and size cross-sections. Although many experiments have been carried out especially in circular pipes, those in a noncircular duct are very limited. To contribute to the development of gas–liquid bubbly flow model for a noncircular duct, detail measurements for the air–water bubbly flow in a square duct (side length: 0.136 m) were carried out by an X-type hot-film anemometry and a multi-sensor optical probe. Local flow parameters of the void fraction, bubble diameter, bubble frequency, axial liquid velocity and turbulent kinetic energy were measured in 11 two-phase flow conditions. These flow conditions covered bubbly flow with the area-averaged void fraction ranging from 0.069 to 0.172. A pronounced corner peak of the void fraction was observed in a quarter square area of a measuring cross-section. Due to a high bubble concentration in the corner, the maximum values of both axial liquid velocity and turbulent kinetic energy intensity were located in the corner region. It was pointed out that an effect of the corner on accumulating bubble in the corner region changed the distributions of axial liquid velocity and turbulent kinetic energy intensity significantly.     

中压沸腾工况相径向分布实验研究

采用高温高压单探头光学探针．在中压沸腾工况下进行了局部空泡率与汽泡频率径向分布特性实验研究,并根据探针信号对两相流流型进行了识别,分析了中压沸腾工况下空泡率径向分布与流型的关系。研究结果表明：随热平衡含汽率增加,整个直径方向上空泡率分布从近U形向鞍形和弧形发展;汽泡频率则以近U形分布为主;泡状流工况下,空泡率呈U形或近壁区显著高于中心区的鞍形分布,弹状流工况下,中心区空泡率略低于近壁区。整个直径上空泡率呈弧形分布。     

Detailed Evaluation of the Natural Circulation Mass Flow Rate of Water Propelled by Using an Air Injection

One-dimensional (1D) air-water two-phase natural circulation flow in the “thermohydraulic evaluation of reactor cooling mechanism by external self-induced flow—one-dimensional” (THERMES-1D) experiment has been verified and evaluated by using the RELAP5/MOD3 computer code. Experimental results on the 1D natural circulation mass flow rate of water propelled by using an air injection have been evaluated in detail. The RELAP5 results have shown that an increase in the air injection rate to 50% of the total heat flux leads to an increase in the water circulation mass flow rate. However, an increase in the air injection rate from 50 to 100% does not affect the water circulation mass flow rate, because of the inlet area condition. As the height increases in the air injection part, the void fraction increases. However, the void fraction in the upper part of the air injector maintains a constant value. An increase in the air injection mass flow rate leads to an increase in the local void fraction, but it has no influence on the local pressure. An increase in the coolant inlet area leads to an increase in the water circulation mass flow rate. However, the water outlet area does not have an influence on the water circulation mass flow rate. As the coolant outlet moves to a lower position, the water circulation mass flow rate decreases.     

竖直下降两相流相界面结构输运特性

竖直下降两相流具有与竖直上升两相流不同的相界面结构特征及输运特性。本文对竖直下降管内的气水两相流进行了实验研究,运用微型四头电导探针对7.5、31.5及55.5倍管径横截面处的空泡份额、相界面浓度、气泡直径、气泡频率及气泡速度等相界面结构参数的局部分布进行了测量。分析获得了相界面结构参数的沿程变化规律,并研究了气相表观流速对相界面结构发展的影响及一维相界面结构输运特性。发现竖直下降泡状流的升力指向管中心,导致相界面结构参数基本呈中心峰值分布;气相表观流速的增大会提高空泡份额和相界面浓度分布的峰度;竖直下降两相流在距入口31.5倍管径处基本达到充分发展。     

竖直窄矩形通道内弹状流液弹中分区特性研究

弹状流的液弹部分受气弹尾部影响,其水力特性参数沿流动方向存在分区的不一致性。本文对竖直窄矩形通道中弹状流液弹内参数的分布特性进行了研究。结果表明：液弹内气泡在近壁面附近所受径向力较为平衡,气泡频率较大;随着远离气弹尾部,管道中间气泡频率逐渐增大。根据气泡频率波动变化将液弹分为3个区域,尾流区占液弹长度的40%～45%,过渡区占10%～15%,主流区占40%～50%。尾流区和主流区内,空泡份额呈“三峰型”分布;随着气相流速的增加,尾流区内近壁面处峰值逐渐增大,管道中间峰值逐渐下降,但主流区内情况相反。气泡直径随气相流速的增大而变大,且液弹内气泡聚合和破碎现象较少。     

Water hammer phenomena in a one-component two-phase bubbly flow

Water hammer phenomena caused by a rapid valve closure in a one-component two-phase bubbly flow were investigated experimentally. The experiments were conducted in a horizontal tube of 21.4 mm in inner diameter and 16.17 m long in ranges of superficial liquid velocity j_l from 0.5 to 1.5 m/s and of pressure from 0.25 to 1.5 MPa, using a refrigerant (R113), ethanol and water as the working fluid. The profiles of transient pressure, value of potential surge, and propagation velocity of the compression waves were obtained and discussed, comparing them with those in an air-water two-component two-phase flow. In particular, the pressure transient in a one-component two-phase flow is characterized by the existence of an exponential pressure decay just after the initial pressure rise. This phenomenon is closely related to the interface mass transfer.     

基于WMS的无旋和螺旋气液两相流流型及空泡份额实验研究

为探究气液两相流流型从无旋状态转变为螺旋状态前后的流型特征及空泡份额时空分布特性,基于高速摄影仪和自主开发的丝网传感器（WMS）测量技术,对内径为30 mm的水平管内起旋装置作用下空气-水两相流的相态时空演变特性进行了可视化实验研究。结果表明,在起旋器诱导的离心力作用下,流场内存在明显的气泡聚并行为和液滴沉积现象,其中,泡状流将转变为螺旋气柱流,塞状流转变为螺旋间歇流,弹状流转变为螺旋环状流,环状流转变为螺旋丝带流;相比于弹状流和环状流,泡状流和塞状流的截面平均空泡份额在起旋器出口波动幅值明显减弱,但离心力场并未明显改变各流型从无旋状态转变为螺旋状态前后的截面平均空泡份额。      

Distribution parameter and drift velocity for two-phase flow in a large diameter pipe

In view of practical importance of the drift flux model for two-phase flow analysis in general, and in the analysis of nuclear reactor transients and accidents in particular, the distribution parameter, and the drift velocity have been studied for two-phase flow in a vertical large diameter pipe. In this, study, local measurements were performed on flow parameters, such as void fraction, gas velocity and, liquid velocity in a vertical upward air–water two-phase flow in a pipe of 200 mm inner diameter and, 25 m in height by using the local sensor techniques such as hot-film probes, optical multi-sensor, probes and differential pressure gauges. Two-phase flow regimes in a vertical large diameter pipe, were classified into bubbly, churn and slug flows according to the visual observation. The values of the, distribution parameter and the mean drift velocity were determined directly by their definition using experiment data of the local flow parameters in a two-phase flow in a large diameter pipe. Various existing drift flux correlations were compared with the present experimental results and experimental data obtained by other researchers. A detailed discussion on the problems of these correlations was presented in this paper.     

Measurement of void fraction in bubbly-slug flow with a constant electric current method

In several void fraction measurement methods, a constant electric current method which is one of conductance methods is focused in the present study. By using this method, void fraction can be measured with higher temporal resolution. However, it has been mainly applied to annular flow in previous studies. In the present study, Maxwell's estimation, Bruggemann's estimation, low void fraction approximation and new estimations which consider the bubble shape are applied in order to measure more accurately void fraction of dispersed bubbly flow and slug flow. To understand the effect of bubble shapes and flow patterns, void fraction was measured by the constant electric current method for a rising single spherical bubble and a rising single slug bubble without a forced convection. In addition, void fraction was also measured in bubbly flow and bubbly-slug flow with a forced convection. Then, effects of flow patterns on the proposed estimations of void fraction and the accuracy of their estimations were discussed with the measurement results. From the result, the new estimations which consider a bubble shape are more accurate than the previous estimation in a slug bubble and bubbly-slug flow.