The effect of liquid properties on axial development of gas-volume-fraction profiles in bubble-column flows is investigated. Experiments are conducted in a cylindrical vessel with an inner diameter of 0.48 m and a height of 3 m. The liquids examined include water and two lightweight mineral oils. A cross sparger with 96 holes is used to inject air into the column with all the holes facing either upwards or downwards. The superficial gas velocity ranges from 5 to 30 cm/s, and the absolute column pressure ranges from 0.1 to 0.5 MPa. Gamma-densitometry tomography (GDT) is used to measure radial distributions of gas volume fraction at eight axial locations. The development length of the gas-volume-fraction profile is shown to increase with gas velocity and column pressure for all three liquids. The development of the cross-sectionally averaged gas-volume fraction for the air/water flow is remarkably different from that for the air/oil flows.
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ASME 2002 Joint U.S.-European Fluids Engineering Division Conference
July 14–18, 2002
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Conference Sponsors:
- Fluids Engineering Division
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0-7918-3616-9
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Gas Distribution in Air/Water and Air/Oil Bubble-Column Flows
K. A. Shollenberger,
K. A. Shollenberger
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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J. R. Torczynski,
J. R. Torczynski
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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D. L. George
D. L. George
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
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K. A. Shollenberger
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
J. R. Torczynski
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
D. L. George
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
Paper No:
FEDSM2002-31376, pp. 641-648; 8 pages
Published Online:
February 24, 2009
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Shollenberger, KA, Torczynski, JR, & George, DL. "Gas Distribution in Air/Water and Air/Oil Bubble-Column Flows." Proceedings of the ASME 2002 Joint U.S.-European Fluids Engineering Division Conference. Volume 2: Symposia and General Papers, Parts A and B. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. July 14–18, 2002. pp. 641-648. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2002-31376
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