Regimes of Motion of Water–Air Flow in a Short Vertical Tube with the Underfeed of Phases

• Published in: Journal of engineering physics and thermophysics Vol. 93; no. 2; pp. 443 - 451
• Main Authors: Barabash, P. A., Solomakha, A. S., Gurov, A. I., Panchenko, O. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01-03-2020; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Air conditioning; Air flow; Classical Mechanics; Complex Systems; Engineering; Engineering Thermodynamics; Equipment and supplies; Heat and Mass Transfer; Heat loss; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Thermodynamics; liquid fi lm; flooding; regimes of motion; water-air flow; bubbling
• ISSN: 1062-0125; 1573-871X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10891-020-02139-y

Results of experimental investigation of adiabatic motion of a water–air flow in a short vertical tube with the underfeed of phases and the injection feed of water have been presented. It has been shown that the size of the gap between the bottom edge of the tube and the level of liquid in the apparatus casing has a decisive influence on the regime of flow. Conditions for the occurrence of characteristic hydrodynamic regimes, and also the heat loss in the active zone of a contact-apparatus model have been determined.