Journal
EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE
Volume 35, Issue 3, Pages 455-469Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2010.11.007
Keywords
Return bend; Liquid-liquid flow; Flow pattern; Loss coefficient
Ask authors/readers for more resources
In the present work, investigations have been carried out on the hydrodynamics of kerosene-water flow through return bends connecting two horizontal conduits. Extensive experiments are performed on two bend geometry (U and rectangular) and three flow directions through the bend (up, down and horizontal flow). It is observed that bend geometry has a strong influence on the downstream phase distribution while the direction of flow through the bend does not significantly affect the same. The pressure drop has been observed to be higher in the rectangular as compared to the U bend. The loss coefficients have been estimated for each of the cases. They have been found to be independent of flow patterns for all cases. Two different pressure drop correlations have also been proposed for each bend geometry to estimate liquid-liquid pressure drop across bend. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available