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The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (대한기계학회)
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The Effect of Second Order Refraction on Optical Bubble Sizing in Multiphase Flows

  • Qiu, Huihe (Department of Mechanical Engineering Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Hsu, Chin-Tsau (Department of Mechanical Engineering Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Liu, Wei (College of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering Tianjin University)
  • Published : 2001.12.01
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Abstract

In multiphase flne the bubble size and velocity. To achieve this, one of approaches is to utilize laser phase-Doppler anemometry. However, it was found that the second order refraction has great impact on PDA sizing method when the relative refractive index of media is less than one. In this paper, the problem of second order refraction is investigated and a model of phase-size correlation to eliminate the measurement errors is introduced for bubble sizing. As a result, the model relates the assumption of single scattering mechanism in conventional phase-Doppler anemometry. The results of simulations based on this new model by using Generalized Lorenz Mie Theory (GLMT) are compared with those based on the conventional method. An optimization method for accurately sizing air-bubble in water has been suggested.

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