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Title: |
1.6.2 - Flow Regime Identification in Boiling Two-phase flow in a vertical annulus Multiphase Flows with Heat and Mass Transfer |
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Series Title: |
7th International Conference on Multiphase Flow - ICMF 2010 Proceedings |
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Physical Description: |
Conference Papers |
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Creator: |
Hernández, L.
Juliá, J.E.
Ozar, B.
Hibiki, T.
Ishii, M. |
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Publisher: |
International Conference on Multiphase Flow (ICMF) |
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Publication Date: |
June 4, 2010 |
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Subject: |
two-phase flow
flow regime
boiling conditions
neural network |
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Abstract: |
This work describes the application of an artificial neural network (ANN) to process the signals measured by local conductivity probes and classify them into their corresponding global flow regimes. Experiments were performed in boiling upward two-phase flow in a vertical annulus. The inner and outer diameters of the annulus are 19.1 mm and 38.1 mm, respectively. The hydraulic diameter of the flow channel, DH, is 19.0 mm and the total length is 4.36 m. The test section is composed of an
injection port and five instrumentation ports, the first three are in the heated section (z/DH=52, 108 and 149 where z represents the axial position) and the upper ones in the unheated sections (z/DH= 189 and 230). Conductivity measurements were performed in nine radial positions for each of the five ports in order to measure the bubble chord length distribution for each flow condition. The measured experiment matrix comprises test cases at different inlet pressure, ranging from 200 kPa up to 950 kPa.
A total number of 42 different flow conditions with superficial liquid velocities from 0.23 m/s to 2.5 m/s and superficial gas velocities from 0.002 m/s to 1.7 m/s were measured in the five axial ports. The flow regime indicator has been chosen to be statistical parameters from the cumulative probability distribution function of the of the bubble chord length signals from the conductivity probes. Self-organized neural networks (SONN) have been used as the mapping system. The flow regime has been
classified into three categories: bubbly, cap-slug and churn. A first SONN has been developed to map the local flow regime (LFR) of each radial position, and a second SONN that starting from the LFR information conveniently weighted with their corresponding significant area, provides the global flow regime (GFR) classification. These final GFR classifications are then compared with flow regime transition models. |
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General Note: |
The International Conference on Multiphase Flow (ICMF) first was held in Tsukuba, Japan in 1991 and the second ICMF took place in Kyoto, Japan in 1995. During this conference, it was decided to establish an International Governing Board which oversees the major aspects of the conference and makes decisions about future conference locations. Due to the great importance of the field, it was furthermore decided to hold the conference every three years successively in Asia including Australia, Europe including Africa, Russia and the Near East and America. Hence, ICMF 1998 was held in Lyon, France, ICMF 2001 in New Orleans, USA, ICMF 2004 in Yokohama, Japan, and ICMF 2007 in Leipzig, Germany. ICMF-2010 is devoted to all aspects of Multiphase Flow. Researchers from all over the world gathered in order to introduce their recent advances in the field and thereby promote the exchange of new ideas, results and techniques. The conference is a key event in Multiphase Flow and supports the advancement of science in this very important field. The major research topics relevant for the conference are as follows: Bio-Fluid Dynamics; Boiling; Bubbly Flows; Cavitation; Colloidal and Suspension Dynamics; Collision, Agglomeration and Breakup; Computational Techniques for Multiphase Flows; Droplet Flows; Environmental and Geophysical Flows; Experimental Methods for Multiphase Flows; Fluidized and Circulating Fluidized Beds; Fluid Structure Interactions; Granular Media; Industrial Applications; Instabilities; Interfacial Flows; Micro and Nano-Scale Multiphase Flows; Microgravity in Two-Phase Flow; Multiphase Flows with Heat and Mass Transfer; Non-Newtonian Multiphase Flows; Particle-Laden Flows; Particle, Bubble and Drop Dynamics; Reactive Multiphase Flows |
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Bibliographic ID: |
UF00102023 |
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Volume ID: |
VID00032 |
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Source Institution: |
University of Florida |
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Holding Location: |
University of Florida |
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Rights Management: |
All rights reserved by the source institution and holding location. |
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Resource Identifier: |
162-Hernandez-ICMF2010.pdf |
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