Numerical simulation and experimental study of the vortex flow around a bluff body in horizontal gas-liquid two-phase flow

  • Hongjun Sun
  • , Jinxia Li
  • , Chao Wang
  • , Yong Yan
  • , Yonghui Hu

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Abstract

Numerical simulation and experimental tests were undertaken to study the vortex stability of gas-liquid two-phase flow around a bluff body in a horizontal pipe. A 3-D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling is carried out in order to model the gas-liquid two-phase flow around a bluff body using a volume of fluid (VOF) model. The captured photographs of typical flow patterns are used to compare the CFD predictions and a good qualitative agreement is observed between them. The relationship between the Strouhal number and cross-sectional void fraction is derived from the experimental data. The vortex stability is analyzed in terms of frequency, Strouhal number and the requirement of vortex stability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference
Subtitle of host publicationInstrumentation and Measurement for Sustainable Development, I2MTC 2014 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages272-275
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781467363853
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference: Instrumentation and Measurement for Sustainable Development, I2MTC 2014 - Montevideo, Uruguay
Duration: 12 May 201415 May 2014

Publication series

NameConference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference
ISSN (Print)1091-5281

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference: Instrumentation and Measurement for Sustainable Development, I2MTC 2014
Country/TerritoryUruguay
CityMontevideo
Period12/05/1415/05/14

Keywords

  • CFD
  • Stability
  • VOF
  • bluff body
  • gas-liquid two-phase flow

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