• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.373-380
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• 2001

In this study, a single Taylor bubble and a train of Taylor bubbles rising in a vertical tube were simulated numerically. A finite difference method was used to solve the mass and momentum equations for the liquid-gas region. The liquid-gas interface was captured by a level set function which is defined a signed distance from the interface. For a train of Taylor bubbles repeated periodically in space, the periodic conditions were imposed at the boundaries normal to the gravitational direction and the pressure boundary conditions were iteratively determined so that the computed flow rate should be equal to a given flow rate. Based on the numerical simulation, the calculated shape and rise velocity of a Taylor bubble were found to be in good agreement with the experimental data reported in the literature.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.520-526
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• 2015

The characteristics of gas-liquid Taylor (Slug) flow in a square micro-channel of $600{\sim}600{{\mu}m}$ were investigated experimentally in this paper. The test fluids were nitrogen and water. The liquid and gas superficial velocities were 0.01~3 m/s and 0.1~3 m/s, respectively. Bubble and liquid slug length, bubble velocity, and frequency were measured by analyzing optical images using a high speed camera. Bubble length decreased with higher liquid flow rate, which increased dramatically with higher gas flow rate. However, slug length did not vary with changes in inlet liquid conditions. Additionally, bubble velocities and frequencies increased with higher liquid and gas flow rates. It was found that measured bubble lengths were in good agreement with the empirical models in the existing literature, but slug lengths were not.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제39권7호
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• pp.557-566
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 $600{\times}600{\mu}m$ 사각 마이크로 채널에서의 기-액체 테일러(슬러그) 흐름의 특성을 실험을 통해 살펴보았다. 실험 유체로는 질소와 물을 사용하였으며, 액체 및 기체 겉보기 속도는 각각 0.01 ~ 3 m/s, 0.1 ~ 3 m/s 의 범위에서 테일러 흐름이 나타나는 구간에서만 데이터를 얻었다. 기포 길이, 액체 슬러그 길이, 기포 속도 그리고 기포 생성 주파수를 고속 카메라를 사용하여 이미지 분석을 통해 측정하였다. 제시된 측정값(기포 길이, 액체 슬러그 길이, 기포 속도)과 이전 문헌에서 제안된 경험적 모델의 비교결과 대부분 오차가 50% 이상으로 나타났다. 따라서 기포와 액체 슬러그 길이 그리고 기포 속도에 대한 개선된 모델을 제시하였고, ${\pm}20%$ 이내의 비교적 우수한 결과를 볼 수 있었다. 또한 기포 생성 주파수는 기포 길이, 액체슬러그 길이 그리고 기포 속도의 관계를 이용하여 ${\pm}20%$ 이내에서 예측가능함을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한수학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.663-673
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• 2017

We consider the multi-harmonic model for the bubble evolution in the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in two and three dimensions. We extend the multi-harmonic model in two dimensions to a high-order and present a new class of steady-state solutions of the bubble motion. The growth rate of the bubble is expressed by a continuous family of two free parameters. The critical point in the family of solutions is identified as a saddle point and is chosen as the physically significant solution. We also present the multi-harmonic model in the cylindrical geometry and find the steady-state solution of the axisymmetric bubble. Validity and limitation of the model are also discussed.

• 한국가시화정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국가시화정보학회 2002년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.85-88
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• 2002

In order to visually analyze the flow characteristics, gas was injected into the liquid bath through nozzle installed at the center of bottom of the bath. When gas was injected into the liquid bath, several flow patterns were observed bubble-liquid plumb, the spout flow that occurred at the free surface, liquid circulation flow by bubble's behavior, etc. Various bubbles, from small bubbles to Taylor bubbles, consisted of the bubble-liquid plumb. In the pure liquid region, the large and small several vortices were formed and irregularly circulated. These irregular repetition and circulation play a important role of mixing in the bath. The vortices were developed in the upper and the side wall regions and the movement of flow in the low region was very small. It is known as 'dead zone'.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.38-49
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• 2021

Slug flow is the most common multi-phase flow encountered in oil and gas industry. In this study, the hydrodynamic features of flow in pipes investigated numerically using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations for the effect of slug flow on the vertical and bent pipeline. The compressible Reynold averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equation was used as the governing equation, with the volume of fluid (VOF) method to capture the outline of the bubble in a pipeline. The simulations were tested for the grid and time step convergence, and validated with the experimental and theoretical results for the main hydrodynamic characteristics of the Taylor bubble, i.e., bubble shape, terminal velocity of bubble, and the liquid film velocity. The slug flow was simulated with various air and water injection velocities in the pipeline. The simulations revealed the effect of slug flow as the pressure occurring in the wall of the pipeline. The peak pressure and pressure oscillations were observed, and those magnitudes and trends were compared with the change in air and water injection velocities. The mechanism of the peak pressures was studied in relation with the change in bubble length, and the maximum peak pressures were investigated for the different positions and velocities of the air and water in the pipeline. The pressure oscillations were investigated in comparison with the bubble length in the pipe and the oscillation was provided with the application of damping. The pressures were compared with the case of a bent pipe, and a 1.5 times higher pressures was observed due to the compression of the bubbles at the corner of the bent. These findings can be used as a basic data for further studies and designs on pipeline systems with multi-phase flow.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.443-453
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• 2009

The Rayleigh-Taylor instability, the bubble rising in both partially and fully filled containers and the droplet splash are simulated by an in-house solution code(PowerCFD), which are typical benchmark problems among multiphase flows with material interface due to density difference. The present method(code) employs an unstructured cell-centered method based on a conservative pressure-based finite-volume method with interface capturing method(CICSAM) in a volume of fluid(VOF) scheme for phase interface capturing. The present results are compared with other numerical solutions found in the literature. It is found that the present method simulates efficiently and accurately complex free surface flows such as multiphase flows with material interface due to both density difference and instability.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.225-234
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• 2012

We present two high-order potential flow models for the evolution of the interface in the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in two dimensions. One is the source-flow model and the other is the Layzer-type model which is based on an analytic potential. The late-time asymptotic solution of the source-flow model for arbitrary density jump is obtained. The asymptotic bubble curvature is found to be independent to the density jump of the fluids. We also give the time-evolution solutions of the two models by integrating equations numerically. We show that the two high-order models give more accurate solutions for the bubble evolution than their low-order models, but the solution of the source-flow model agrees much better with the numerical solution than the Layzer model.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회논문집E
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• pp.69-74
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• 2001

It is well known that an air bubble trapped in water emits light at its collapse robustly with a proper forcing amplitude of ultrasound. Instability mechanism which causes deviation from sphericity of bubble wall was investigated theoretically. The rapid change of the bubble wall velocity which is both dependent on the forcing amplitude, was found to be a major factor of instability of the interface. The Rayleigh-Taylor instability which occurs when rapid acceleration is directed from the lighter towards the heavier fluid is found to be not related to the instability of the sonoluminescing gas bubble. A good agreement between the calculation results and experimental data is found.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.125-130
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• 1984

매우 작은 규모 LOCA 분석에 RETRAN코드 적용에 있어서 중요 문제점의 하나는 upper plenum에 Bubble rise model의 사용에 있다. 왜냐하면, Bubble rise model은 수리적 발산을 야기할지 모르며, 그 모텔에 사용되는 계수는 큰 규모 냉각재 상실 사고의 실험적 결과에 바탕을 두기 때문이다. 여기서, Bubble rise model을 사용하지 않고 upper plenum의 mixture level을 예측하게 해주는 방법이 제시되었다. 이 방법을 위해 노심과 upper plenum내의 지역 void 분포가 간단한 slip 모델을 이용 괘 유도되었다. 유도된 식으로부터의 결과는 실험 데이타와 매우 잘 일치한다는 것이 발견되었다. 또한, Upper Plenum에 있어서 지역 void는 대규모 LOCA에 있어서 선형 분포와는 달리 균일한 분포를 하고 있다는 것이 발견되었다. upper plenum과 upper head사이의 냉각재 교환이 연구되었다. Taylor instability 개념 도입에 의해 그들 사이에 counter-current flow가 가능하다는 것이 증명되었다.