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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2015.39.7.557

Prediction of Two-phase Taylor Flow Characteristics in a Rectangular Micro-channel  

Lee, Jun Kyoung (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Kyungnam Univ.)
Lee, Kwan Geun (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Kyungnam Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.39, no.7, 2015 , pp. 557-566 More about this Journal
Abstract
The characteristics of a gas-liquid Taylor (slug) flow in a square micro-channel with dimensions of $600{\mu}m{\times}600{\mu}m$ are experimentally investigated in this paper. The test fluids were nitrogen and water. The superficial velocities of the liquid and gas were in the ranges of 0.01 - 3 m/s and 0.1 - 3 m/s, respectively. The bubble and liquid slug lengths, bubble velocities, and bubble frequencies for various inlet conditions were measured by analyzing optical images obtained with a high-speed camera. It was found that the measured values (bubble and liquid slug lengths, bubble velocities) were not in good agreement with the values obtained using empirical models presented in the existing literature. Modified models for the bubble and liquid slug lengths and bubble velocity are suggested and shown to be in good agreement (${\pm}20$) with the measured values. Moreover, the bubble frequency could be predicted well by the relationship between the unit cell length and its velocity.
Keywords
Micro-channel; Two-phase Flow; Taylor Flow; Bubble; Slug;
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