• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.702-715
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• 1990

This paper describes behaviors of two-phase open channel flow inside the flash chamber of a horizontal Multi-Stage-Flash evaporator numerically along with the experimental observations. Bubble trajectories and the velocity and temperature distributions of the liquid phase were predicted by using the particle-source-in-cell(PSI-Cell) method with the appropriate bubble motion/growth equations. Size and number of bubble nuclei embedded in the incoming liquid(brine) were taken into account as important parameters in addition to the conventional ones such as the velocity, degree of inlet superheat, inlet opening height, and the liquid level. Bubble motions, which are unsteady, appeared to be mostly determined by the buoyancy and the drag forces. The calculations, though a number of simplifying assumptions were made, reasonably simulated the hydrodynamic behaviors of the two-phase horizontal stream observed in the experiments. The simulated temperature distributions also agreed fairly well with the other's measurements. Non-equilibrium allownaces, evaluated from the simulated temperature distributions, were within the range of those obtained from the existing correlations, and reduced with the increases of the number and size of incoming bubble nuclei due to vigorous flashing.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.40-47
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• 2000

The cavitation noise of a hydrofoil is measured in a cavitation tunnel. It is exhibited that the noise level sharply increases with the inception of cavitation and increase with the decrease of the cavitation number until a moderate cavitation number. Below the cavitation number, the trend is reversed, which may be resulted from the interference effect between cavities. The trajectory of bubble is predicted by using the Lagrangian method. Meanwhile the size of the bubble is predicted based on the Kirkwood-Bethe approximation. The predicted results for the bubble size are compared with the experimental results. It is shown that the numerical method predicts the time history of cavities fairly well.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.117-126
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• 1987

The author has analysed profile of flow in rear of motion with single ball with low Reynolds number performed interface layers. For each system whose viscosity of the lower phase is as large as or large that of the upper phase, the profile has based on the thickness of the ball in the lower phase is nearly independent of both the ball single and the physical properties of the upper phase of the solution. The examine of the characteristics between Darwin's total displacement of the fluid and data obtained in this study, the averaged volume of each cases was corrected by the viscosity in the lower phase. When the viscosity in the lower phase is less than that of the upper phase, the volume based on the displacement of the fluid in rear region of ball are influenced by both ball size and the viscosity ratio of the upper phase to the lower phase. In the range of the Reynolds number less than a constant values, the volume ratio is influenced by both Reynolds number and Moltion number but mainly Reynolds. In range of Reynolds number over than the value, the volume ratio is independent of Reynolds number, but influenced by Moltion number.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.663-669
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• 2002

Electro-flotation (EF) has shown advantages, such as a high removal efficiency and easy control of bubble generation, over dissolved air flotation. However, the fundamental characteristics of the process have not been investigated in detail. According to recent modeling results from trajectory analysis, the size of the bubble is one of the most important factors that affect the efficiency of collision between bubble and particle. In this paper, the size characteristics of bubbles generated from EF under various conditions are measured using a new method for bubble size measurement, the Particle Counter Method (PCM). The size of the generated bubbles was found to be constant with respect to applied voltage but to vary with the electrode materials. These results and their implications are discussed.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.222-227
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• 2004

Flotation processes involve the use of very small bubbles (micro-bubbles) to separate particles from water. The process has become a good alternative to sedimentation, especially where the particles are small or of low density. Although the flotation process commences with a collision between particles and bubbles, most research has been focused only on the characteristics of the particles. In this paper, recent theoretical and experimental research on the characteristics of bubbles is summarized. The effect on the collision efficiency of the size and charge of bubbles is calculated through trajectory analysis. The size and charge of bubbles are measured under different conditions and the ramifications of the results are discussed. The results may lead to a better understanding and optimization of the existing process. In particular, we discuss an idea that a new advanced flotation process might be possible by the modification of the characteristics of the bubble alone or of both bubble and particle.

• The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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• v.5 no.1 s.14
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• pp.7-12
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• 2002

As the first step to investigate the fundamental mechanism of a dispersed two-phase flow, we studied the detailed interactions between bubble or particle motion and flow around it. Experiments were carried out with a rising bubble or particle in stagnant water in a vertical pipe. Particles with different densities, and/or different shapes were used for comparison with a bubble. We adopted 3D-PTV (Three-Dimensional Particle Tracking Velocimetry) for measuring the bubble or particle motions, and PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) for measuring the water flow simultaneously (Hybrid PIV). The experimental results showed that the oblate spheroidal solid particle rose along the longer axis direction at the point that the inclination of the longer axis reached the maximum, and the inclination direction changed after moving. The bubble moved to the direction that the spheroid's projected width grew up to the largest, and the minor axis of the oblate spheroidal body of the bubble was parallel to the moving direction. The trajectory of the center of the particle/bubble which was measured with 3D-PTV, was marked on the section (x-y) of the pipe. It exhibited the pattern of the particle/bubble motion.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.676-684
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• 2004

Many researchers have been carrying on study to figure out the exact collision efficiency between bubble and floc. Collision efficiency can has generally been quantified by using trajectory analysis which uses the hydrodynamic, the electrostatic and van der waals forces. Two types of method are considered to induce the hydrodynamic force in the trajectory analysis. One is to use stream function and the other is to use mobility function. There was some difference between stream and mobility function depending upon modelling factors and conditions in trajectory analysis.