Yubo Wang1,2,*, Yanan Yu1,2, Qiming Wang3, Anxun Liu3
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.9, pp. 1993-2006, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2024.049510
Abstract A model is proposed for liquid film profile prediction in gas-liquid two-phase flow, which is able to provide the film thickness along the circumferential direction and the pressure gradient in the flow direction. A two-fluid model is used to calculate both gas and liquid phases’ flow characteristics. The secondary flow occurring in the gas phase is taken into account and a sailing boat mechanism is introduced. Moreover, energy conservation is applied for obtaining the liquid film thickness distribution along the circumference. Liquid film thickness distribution is calculated accordingly for different cases; its values are compared More >