Application of neural networks to prediction of phase transport characteristics in high-pressure two-phase turbulent bubbly flows |
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Authors: | An-Shik Yang Tien-Chuan Kuo Pou-Hong Ling |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Da Yeh University, Chang Hwa 515, Taiwan, ROC;b Mechanical Engineering Section, National Space Program Office, 8F, 9 Prosperity 1st Road, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin Chu 300, Taiwan, ROC |
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Abstract: | The phase transport phenomenon of the high-pressure two-phase turbulent bubbly flow involves complicated interfacial interactions of the mass, momentum, and energy transfer processes between phases, revealing that an enormous effort is required in characterizing the liquid–gas flow behavior. Nonetheless, the instantaneous information of bubbly flow properties is often desired for many industrial applications. This investigation aims to demonstrate the successful use of neural networks in the real-time determination of two-phase flow properties at elevated pressures. Three back-propagation neural networks, trained with the simulation results of a comprehensive theoretical model, are established to predict the transport characteristics (specifically the distributions of void-fraction and axial liquid–gas velocities) of upward turbulent bubbly pipe flows at pressures covering 3.5–7.0 MPa. Comparisons of the predictions with the test target vectors indicate that the averaged root-mean-squared (RMS) error for each one of three back-propagation neural networks is within 4.59%. In addition, this study appraises the effects of different network parameters, including the number of hidden nodes, the type of transfer function, the number of training pairs, the learning rate-increasing ratio, the learning rate-decreasing ratio, and the momentum value, on the training quality of neural networks. |
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