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Development of a one-dimensional system code for the analysis of downward air-water two-phase flow in large vertical pipes

  • Donkoan Hwang;Soon Ho Kang;Nakjun Choi;HangJin Jo
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.56 no.1
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    • pp.19-33
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    • 2024
  • In nuclear thermal-hydraulic system codes, most correlations used for vertical pipes, under downward two-phase flow, have been developed considering small pipes or pool systems. This suggests that there could be uncertainties in applying the correlations to accident scenarios involving large vertical pipes owing to the difference in the characteristics of two-phase flows, or flow conditions, between large and small pipes. In this study, we modified the Multi-dimensional Analysis of Reactor Safety KINS Standard (MARS-KS) code using correlations, such as the drift-flux model and two-phase multiplier, developed in a plant-scale air-inflow experiment conducted for a pipe of diameter 600 mm under downward two-phase flow. The results were then analyzed and compared with those based on previous correlations developed for small pipes and pool conditions. The modified code indicated a good estimation performance in two plant-scale experiments with large pipes. For the siphon-breaking experiment, the maximum errors in water flow for modified and original codes were 2.2% and 30.3%, respectively. For the air-inflow accident experiment, the original code could not predict the trend of frictional pressure gradient in two-phase flow as / increased, while the modified MARS-KS code showed a good estimation performance of the gradient with maximum error of 3.5%.

Gravity Level Dependency of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow

  • Choi, Bu-Hong
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.487-493
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    • 2003
  • More reliable design of thermal transport. Power acquisition and thermal management systems requires the through understanding of the flow hydrodynamic. the differences and similarities between the two-phase flow characteristics of two-Phase flow influenced by the gravity levels. The data of flow Patterns, void fraction, frictional pressure drop associated with their characteristics were obtained at $\mu\textrm{g}$. 1g and 2g. Flow patterns and void fraction data obtained at three gravity levels were compared with each other and previous models and correlations.

The Characteristics of Two Phase Flow by Non-Newtonian Fluid for Vertical Up-ward in a Tube (수직 상향유동 배관에서 비뉴톤유체에 의한 2상류의 유동특성)

  • Cha K.O.;Kim J. G.;Che K.S.
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.53-59
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    • 1998
  • Flow pattern of air-water two phase flow depends on the conditions of pressure drop, void fraction, and channel geometry. Drag reduction in the two phase flow can be applied to the transport of crude oil, phase change systems such as chemical reactor, pool and boiling flow, and to present cavitation which occurs in pump impellers. But the research on drag reduction in two phase flow is not intensively investigated. Therefore, experimental investigations have been carried out to analyze the drag reduction produced and void fraction by Co-polymer(A611p) addition in the two phase flow system. We find that the maximum point position of local void friction moves from the wall of the pipe to the center of the pipe when polymer concentration increases. Also we find that the polymer solution changes the characteristics of the two phase flow. And then we predict that it is closely related with the drag reduction.

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Experimental Investigation of Flow Oscillations in a Semi-closed Two-phase Natural Circulation Loop (준밀폐형 2상자연순환 회로 내에서의 유동 진동에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Kim, Jong Moon;Lee, Sang Yong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.22 no.12
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    • pp.1763-1773
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    • 1998
  • In the present experimental study, the flow behavior in a semi-closed two-phase natural circulation loop was examined. Water was used as the working fluid. Heat flux, heater-inlet subcooling, and flow restrictions at the heater-inlet and at the expansion-tank-line were taken as the controlling parameters Six circulation modes were identified by changing heat flux and inlet subcooling conditions ; single-phase continuous circulation, periodic circulation (A), two-phase continuous circulation, and periodic circulations (B), (C), and (D). Among these, the single-phase and two-phase continuous-circulation modes exhibit no significant oscillations and are considered to be stable. Periodic circulation (A) is characterized by the large amplitude two-phase f10w oscillations with the temporal single-phase circulation between them, while periodic circulation (B) featured by the flow oscillations with continuous boiling inside the heater section. Periodic circulation (C) appears to be the manometric oscillation with continuous boiling. Periodic circulation (D) has the longer period than periodic circulation (B) and a substantial amount of liquid flow back and forth through the expansion-tank-line periodically ; this mode is considered the pressure drop oscillation. Parametric study shows that the increases of the inlet- and expansion-tank-line- restrictions and the decrease of inlet subcooling broaden the range of the stable two-phase(continuous circulation) mode.

Influences of Gas and Solid Particle on the Cavitation Erosion-Corrosion (케비테이션 침식-부식에 미치는 기체와 고체입자의 영향)

  • Lim, Uh-Joh;Beak, Suk-Jong;Hwang, Jae-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.124-131
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    • 1993
  • Recently. with the rapid development in large sea water systems. there occurs much interest in the study of erosion-corrosion. In this study. the mild steel(SB41) was tested by using of a erosion-corrosion test apparatus with fountain-jet and was investigated under the environments of liquid, air-liquid 2 phase flow and solid particle-liquid 2 phase flow. Main results obtained are as follows : 1. The weight loss by corrosion-erosion in air-liquid 2 phase flow are more increased than that in only liquid solution. 2. Effect of air-liquid 2 phase flow on corrosion-erosion sensitivity becomes more sensitive in natural seawater than that in distilled water. 3. The corrosion potential by corrosion-erosion in air-liquid and solid particle-liquid 2 phase flow becomes noble than that of only liquid solution.

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Flow regime transition criteria for vertical downward two-phase flow in rectangular channel

  • Chalgeri, Vikrant Siddharudh;Jeong, Ji Hwan
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.54 no.2
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    • pp.546-553
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    • 2022
  • Narrow rectangular channels are employed in nuclear research reactors that use plate-type nuclear fuels, high heat-flux compact heat exchangers, and high-performance micro-electronics cooling systems. Two-phase flow in narrow rectangular channels is important, and it needs to be better understood because it is considerably different than that in round tubes. In this study, mechanistic models were developed for the flow regime transition criteria for various flow regimes in co-current air-water two-phase flow for vertical downward flow inside a narrow rectangular channel. The newly developed criteria were compared to a flow regime map of downward air-water two-phase flow inside a narrow rectangular channel with a 2.35-mm gap width under ambient temperature and pressure conditions. Overall, the proposed model showed good agreement with the experimental data.

The study on the Two-Phase Swirl Flow Characteristics in Cylindrical Pipe (원관내의 이상선회유동 특성에 관한 연구)

  • 차경옥;김재근
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.187-197
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    • 1996
  • Many investigations have been made to determine the pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics for single phase flow in tape generated swirl flow. But few studies have been carried out to investigate the heat transfer in two component, two phase swirl flow with non-boiling. An experimental study has been conducted to determine the effects of tape twist ratios on two phase convective heat transfer coefficients, pressure drop, and void fraction distribution in a non-boiling, air-water, two phase flow. The flow conditions were both swirl and non swirl flows. The internal diameter of the test section is 42.5mm. The tape twist ratios of pitch to diameter ratio varied from 4.0 to 10.6. The heating conditions were isothermal and nonisothermal. The flow patterns identified with experiments were bubbly, bubbly-slug, slug, and slug-annular flow in up-flow. This study has concluded that no significant difference in void fraction distribution were observed both isothermal and nonisothermal conditions, the pressure drop for two phase flow with twisted tape swirler increase as the tape twist ratio decrease, and that values of two phase heat transfer coefficient increase when the tape twist ratio decreases.

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Efficient Computation of Two-Phase Flow by Eulerian-Lagrangian Method Using Separate grids for the Particles and Flow Field (Eulerian-Lagrangian 방법에서 입자 및 유동 격자계 분리를 통한 2상 유동의 효율적 계산)

  • Pak S. I.;Lee J K.;Chang K. S.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.08a
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    • pp.43-48
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    • 2003
  • When the Eulerian-Lagrangian method is used to analyze the particle laden two-phase flow, a large number of particles should be used to obtain statistically meaningful solutions. Then it takes too much time to track the particles and to average the particle properties in the numerical analysis of two-phase flow. The purpose of this paper is to reduce the computation time by means of a set of particle gird separate to the flow grid. Particle motion equation here is the simplified B-B-O equation, which is integrated to get the particle trajectories. Particle turbulent dispersion, wall collision, and wall roughness effects are considered but the two-way coupling effects between gas and particles are neglected. Particle laden 2-D channel flow is solved and it is shown that the computational efficiency is indeed improved by using the current method

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Interface-tracking simulation of multi-phase flow using CIP-CSL2 scheme (CIP-CSL2법에 의한 다상유동 경계포획 시뮬레이션)

  • Im, H.N
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.25-30
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    • 2011
  • In this study, it is performed numerical simulation on multi-phase flow by means of CIP-CSI2 scheme. It is applied In a two-phase free surface flow problem at a high density ratio equivalent to that of an air-water system, for examining the computational capability. The method that is being developed and improved is a CIP(Constrained Interpolation Profile) and CSL2(Conservative Semi-Lagrangian) based Cartesian Grid Method.

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Two-Phase Flow Patterns of $CO_{2}$ in a Heated Narrow Rectangular Channel (미세사각채널에서 $CO_{2}$의 이상유동 양식에 관한 연구)

  • Kim Yongchan;Yun Rin;Chung Jin Taek
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.66-72
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    • 2004
  • The heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of $CO_{2}$ are substantially different from those for CFC and HCFC refrigerants. In addition, geometric effects on two-phase flow patterns of $CO_{2}$ are also very significant in many respects. Therefore, two-phase flow patterns of $CO_{2}$ in a narrow rectangular channel or a small diameter tube whose gap size or hydraulic diameter is less than 2 mm are very important to understand heat transfer characteristics and to develop an appropriate heat transfer correlation. In the present study, the evaporation process of $CO_{2}$ in a narrow rectangular channel is visualized at various test conditions, and then the effects of operating conditions are analyzed.

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