Open AccessInterfacial area and interfacial transfer in two-phase systems. DOE final report
Author(s) -
Mamoru Ishii,
Takashi Hibiki,
Shripad T. Revankar,
S. Kim,
Jean-Marie Le Corre
Publication year - 2002
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/809191
Subject(s) - closure (psychology) , turbulence , mass transfer , phase (matter) , momentum transfer , mechanics , current (fluid) , relation (database) , momentum (technical analysis) , energy transfer , thermodynamics , materials science , statistical physics , physics , chemical physics , computer science , optics , scattering , finance , quantum mechanics , database , economics , market economy
In the two-fluid model, the field equations are expressed by the six conservation equations consisting of mass, momentum and energy equations for each phase. The existence of the interfacial transfer terms is one of the most important characteristics of the two-fluid model formulation. The interfacial transfer terms are strongly related to the interfacial area concentration and to the local transfer mechanisms such as the degree of turbulence near interfaces. This study focuses on the development of a closure relation for the interfacial area concentration. A brief summary of several problems of the current closure relation for the interfacial area concentration and a new concept to overcome the problem are given