Numerical Evaluation of Two-Phase Flow in Orthogonal Pipe under High Gravity

Abstract:

In order to follow the technical progress in the filed of aeronautics and astronautics, a numerical investigation into flow characteristic of two-phase flow under high gravity (hi-g) condition is performed. Using the CFD code CFX, the two-phase flow in orthogonal pipe under high gravity condition has been evaluated, and the effects of hi-g on two-phase flow characteristic have been analyzed. Compared with the static condition, the flow pattern, volume fraction, velocity and pressure distributions, pressure drop through the pipe are quite different under hi-g, depending on the magnitude and direction.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 694-697)
• Pages: 626-629
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.694-697.626
• Online since: May 2013
• Authors: Yi Tao Liu, Bao Yin Song, Qiu Ping Yao
• Keywords: Fluid, High Gravity, Numerical Evaluation, Two-Phase Flow

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