An experimental investigation on two-phase frictional pressure drop of water-vapor mixture was conducted in a vertical rectangular narrow channel. The present experimental data were carefully analyzed and compared against the homogenous model, including several well-known two-phase viscosity models. The results reveal that the models using two-phase viscosity proposed by Cicchitti and Dukler provide the relatively accurate predictions, while McAdams, Beattie-Whalley, Lin and Awad-Muzychka poorly predicted the database. Considering the effects of surface tension, gravity, channel size and mass flux, a new correlation for two-phase frictional pressure drop in rectangular narrow channel was developed based on the Cicchitti model. The new correlation predict the experimental data with a mean deviation of 18.7%.
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2013 21st International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
July 29–August 2, 2013
Chengdu, China
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- Nuclear Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5581-2
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Experimental and Prediction Methods Investigation of Two-Phase Frictional Pressure Drop in Rectangular Narrow Channel
Dong Huang,
Dong Huang
Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
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Pu-zhen Gao
Pu-zhen Gao
Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
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Dong Huang
Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
Pu-zhen Gao
Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
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ICONE21-16562, V004T09A101; 7 pages
Published Online:
February 7, 2014
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Huang, D, & Gao, P. "Experimental and Prediction Methods Investigation of Two-Phase Frictional Pressure Drop in Rectangular Narrow Channel." Proceedings of the 2013 21st International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. Volume 4: Thermal Hydraulics. Chengdu, China. July 29–August 2, 2013. V004T09A101. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE21-16562
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