Drag force acting on bubbles in a subchannel of triangular array of rods |
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Authors: | Gabor Hazi Gusztav Mayer Attila Markus |
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Affiliation: | 1. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 2-1-6 Etchujima, Koto, Tokyo 135-8533, Japan;2. School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, 400 Central Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2017, USA;1. Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka 590-0494, Japan;2. School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, 400 Central Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2017, USA |
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Abstract: | Forces acting on spherical bubbles in a subchannel of a rod bundle with triangular rod arrangement (the pitch to diameter ratio is ) have been studied at low bubble Reynolds numbers O(0.1) ? O(1). The bubble motion has been simulated resolving the interface of the bubble by using the lattice Boltzmann method. Steady drag and virtual mass forces have been determined from the simulation results. Based on the simulation data, the relation could be established between the steady drag coefficient and the terminal Reynolds number when the diameter ratio of the bubble d and the channel D is less than 0.2. It is found that the virtual mass coefficient can achieve as high value as 7.2, which is a consequence of strong wall effects. Considering interactions between bubbles, cooperation in the axial direction and hindering in the lateral direction could be observed. We demonstrate that the relation between the terminal velocity of a bubble and that of the suspension follows a Richardson–Zaki like correlation, but the exponent is not only a function of the Eotvos and Morton numbers, but it also depends on the particle configuration. |
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