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Measurement of Friction Pressure Drops in Vertical Slurry and Bubbly Flows

Kytomaa, H. K. and Brennen, C. E. (1986) Measurement of Friction Pressure Drops in Vertical Slurry and Bubbly Flows. In: Cavitation and multiphase flow forum, 1986 : presented at the AIAA/ASME 4th Fluid Mechanics, Plasma Dynamics, and Lasers Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, May 11-14, 1986. Fluids Engineering Division. Vol.FED-36. No.36. American Society of Mechanical Engineers , New York, pp. 31-34. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:KYTasmecmff86

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Abstract

A Three Component Flow Facility (TCFF) was used to study friction pressure drops in vertical two component flows of both air bubbles in water and polyester particle-water mixtures. Friction factors of up to two orders in magnitude higher than those at zero volume fraction were observed for both bubbly and slurry flows. This deviation is shown to decrease with increased liquid Reynolds number. Bubbly and slurry flow friction factors were comparably large in magnitude and displayed the same decreasing trend as a function of Reynolds number. The two phase friction multiplier for bubbly flow was shown to attain values up to one order of magnitude higher than the prediction given by Lockhart and Martinelli. Two phase multiplier data is presented for the dispersed flow regime.


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Series Name:Fluids Engineering Division
Issue or Number:36
Record Number:CaltechAUTHORS:KYTasmecmff86
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Deposited By: Christopher Brennen
Deposited On:13 Dec 2004
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