A mechanistic analysis of shell-side two-phase flow in an idealised in-line tube bundle

This paper reports on an experimental study of air–water mixtures flowing through an idealised shell and tube, in-line heat exchanger. Void fraction measurements are reported for the minimum gaps between the tubes at near atmospheric conditions. The pressure distributions around some tubes are also r...

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Main Authors: McNeil, David A., Sadikin, Azmahani, Bamardouf, Khalid H.
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2012
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2012.05.004
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description This paper reports on an experimental study of air–water mixtures flowing through an idealised shell and tube, in-line heat exchanger. Void fraction measurements are reported for the minimum gaps between the tubes at near atmospheric conditions. The pressure distributions around some tubes are also reported. These data are combined with data available in the open literature to investigate pressure drop and void fraction prediction methods for these heat exchangers. The data are shown to be flow pattern dependent. Criteria for flow pattern boundaries are deduced from previously published flow maps. Void fraction data in the maximum gap between the tubes are shown to be compatible with the drift flux model and to be different in magnitude to the minimum gap values, which are shown to result from acceleration phenomena in the gaps between the tubes. The pressure drop data are analysed through a one-dimensional model that incorporates separation and re-attachment phenomena. The frictional pres-sure drop is shown to depend on a liquid layer located on the upper portion of the tubes at low gas veloc-ity and on acceleration effects at high gas velocity.
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spelling my.uthm.eprints-51202022-01-06T01:44:34Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5120/ A mechanistic analysis of shell-side two-phase flow in an idealised in-line tube bundle McNeil, David A. Sadikin, Azmahani Bamardouf, Khalid H. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This paper reports on an experimental study of air–water mixtures flowing through an idealised shell and tube, in-line heat exchanger. Void fraction measurements are reported for the minimum gaps between the tubes at near atmospheric conditions. The pressure distributions around some tubes are also reported. These data are combined with data available in the open literature to investigate pressure drop and void fraction prediction methods for these heat exchangers. The data are shown to be flow pattern dependent. Criteria for flow pattern boundaries are deduced from previously published flow maps. Void fraction data in the maximum gap between the tubes are shown to be compatible with the drift flux model and to be different in magnitude to the minimum gap values, which are shown to result from acceleration phenomena in the gaps between the tubes. The pressure drop data are analysed through a one-dimensional model that incorporates separation and re-attachment phenomena. The frictional pres-sure drop is shown to depend on a liquid layer located on the upper portion of the tubes at low gas veloc-ity and on acceleration effects at high gas velocity. Elsevier Ltd 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5120/1/AJ%202017%20%28272%29%20A%20mechanistic%20analysis%20of%20shell-side.pdf McNeil, David A. and Sadikin, Azmahani and Bamardouf, Khalid H. (2012) A mechanistic analysis of shell-side two-phase flow in an idealised in-line tube bundle. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 45. pp. 53-69. ISSN 0301-9322 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2012.05.004
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
McNeil, David A.
Sadikin, Azmahani
Bamardouf, Khalid H.
A mechanistic analysis of shell-side two-phase flow in an idealised in-line tube bundle
title A mechanistic analysis of shell-side two-phase flow in an idealised in-line tube bundle
title_full A mechanistic analysis of shell-side two-phase flow in an idealised in-line tube bundle
title_fullStr A mechanistic analysis of shell-side two-phase flow in an idealised in-line tube bundle
title_full_unstemmed A mechanistic analysis of shell-side two-phase flow in an idealised in-line tube bundle
title_short A mechanistic analysis of shell-side two-phase flow in an idealised in-line tube bundle
title_sort mechanistic analysis of shell-side two-phase flow in an idealised in-line tube bundle
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5120/1/AJ%202017%20%28272%29%20A%20mechanistic%20analysis%20of%20shell-side.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2012.05.004
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