Gas–liquid two-phase flow abounds in industrial processes and facilities. Identification of its flow pattern plays an essential role in the field of multiphase flow measurement. A bluff body was introduced in this s...Gas–liquid two-phase flow abounds in industrial processes and facilities. Identification of its flow pattern plays an essential role in the field of multiphase flow measurement. A bluff body was introduced in this study to recognize gas–liquid flow patterns by inducing fluid oscillation that enlarged differences between each flow pattern. Experiments with air–water mixtures were carried out in horizontal pipelines at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure. Differential pressure signals from the bluff-body wake were obtained in bubble, bubble/plug transitional, plug, slug, and annular flows. Utilizing the adaptive ensemble empirical mode decomposition method and the Hilbert transform, the time–frequency entropy S of the differential pressure signals was obtained. By combining S and other flow parameters, such as the volumetric void fraction β, the dryness x, the ratio of density φ and the modified fluid coefficient ψ, a new flow pattern map was constructed which adopted S（1–x）φ and （1–β）ψ as the vertical and horizontal coordinates, respectively. The overall rate of classification of the map was verified to be 92.9% by the experimental data. It provides an effective and simple solution to the gas–liquid flow pattern identification problems.展开更多
The bubble behavior is one of the key factors for the design and the process of aluminum reduction cell using inert anode.A see-through cell is constructed to investigate the bubble flow behavior and the electrolyte f...The bubble behavior is one of the key factors for the design and the process of aluminum reduction cell using inert anode.A see-through cell is constructed to investigate the bubble flow behavior and the electrolyte flow pattern induced by bubbles.The test results show that the electrolyte is driven by the bubble to move around the cathode,and also some vortices occur in local areas.The bubble generated at the anode bottom undergoes the processes of formation,growth,sliding,detachment and coalescence.However,the bubble generated at the middle of anode detaches rapidly from the anode surface and moves upward and collides with other bubbles,which results in coalescence or break-up.Most bubbles are released into the atmosphere at the liquid surface,while some other bubbles taken by the electrolyte flush to the height higher than the mean horizontal level of the liquid and then drop down and move horizontally and they are released finally.Some bubbles are kept unbroken and are sliding on the electrolyte surface.The diameter of bubble generated at inert anode is smaller than that of bubble generated at graphite anode.Moreover,the bubbles on inert anode are spherical,which was different from those in tubular or disk form on graphite anode.展开更多
基金Project(51576213)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2015RS4015)supported by the Hunan Scientific Program,ChinaProject(2016zzts323)supported by the Innovation Project of Central South University,China
文摘Gas–liquid two-phase flow abounds in industrial processes and facilities. Identification of its flow pattern plays an essential role in the field of multiphase flow measurement. A bluff body was introduced in this study to recognize gas–liquid flow patterns by inducing fluid oscillation that enlarged differences between each flow pattern. Experiments with air–water mixtures were carried out in horizontal pipelines at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure. Differential pressure signals from the bluff-body wake were obtained in bubble, bubble/plug transitional, plug, slug, and annular flows. Utilizing the adaptive ensemble empirical mode decomposition method and the Hilbert transform, the time–frequency entropy S of the differential pressure signals was obtained. By combining S and other flow parameters, such as the volumetric void fraction β, the dryness x, the ratio of density φ and the modified fluid coefficient ψ, a new flow pattern map was constructed which adopted S（1–x）φ and （1–β）ψ as the vertical and horizontal coordinates, respectively. The overall rate of classification of the map was verified to be 92.9% by the experimental data. It provides an effective and simple solution to the gas–liquid flow pattern identification problems.
基金Projects(51304216,51371161)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The bubble behavior is one of the key factors for the design and the process of aluminum reduction cell using inert anode.A see-through cell is constructed to investigate the bubble flow behavior and the electrolyte flow pattern induced by bubbles.The test results show that the electrolyte is driven by the bubble to move around the cathode,and also some vortices occur in local areas.The bubble generated at the anode bottom undergoes the processes of formation,growth,sliding,detachment and coalescence.However,the bubble generated at the middle of anode detaches rapidly from the anode surface and moves upward and collides with other bubbles,which results in coalescence or break-up.Most bubbles are released into the atmosphere at the liquid surface,while some other bubbles taken by the electrolyte flush to the height higher than the mean horizontal level of the liquid and then drop down and move horizontally and they are released finally.Some bubbles are kept unbroken and are sliding on the electrolyte surface.The diameter of bubble generated at inert anode is smaller than that of bubble generated at graphite anode.Moreover,the bubbles on inert anode are spherical,which was different from those in tubular or disk form on graphite anode.
