Journal
EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 454-462Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.02.006
Keywords
Two-phase flow; Micro-channel; Flow pattern; Void fraction; Pressure drop
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Two-phase air-water flow characteristics are experimentally investigated in horizontal circular micro-channels. Test sections are made of fused silica. The experiments are conducted based on three different inner diameters of 0.53, 0.22 and 0.15 mm with the corresponding lengths of 320, 120 and 104 mm, respectively. The test runs are done at superficial velocities of gas and liquid ranging between 0.37-42.36 and 0.005-3.04 m/s, respectively. The flow visualisation is facilitated by systems mainly including stereozoom microscope and high-speed camera. The flow regime maps developed from the observed flow patterns are presented. The void fractions are determined based on image analysis. New correlation for two-phase frictional multiplier is also proposed for practical applications. (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Inc.
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