Application of a drift-flux model to flashing in straight pipes
Abstract
A computer program, SOLA-DF, was written to solve the unsteady, two-dimensional equations of motion for a two-phase mixture. The equations solved are based on the drift-flux approximation and include a phase transition model and a general drift velocity calculation. The SOLA-DF code is used for a study of the blowdown of straight pipes initially filled with water at high temperature and pressure. Computed results are presented that show the relative importance of phase transition rates, pipe friction, drift velocity magnitude, and other model variations. The computed results are also compared with experimental data.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- July 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976STIN...7710490H
- Keywords:
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- Computer Programs;
- Pipe Flow;
- Two Phase Flow;
- Equations Of Motion;
- Reactor Safety;
- Two Dimensional Flow;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer