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Adiabatic homogeneous bubbly flow in horizontal pipes
Author(s) -
Hvey C. T.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450440603
Subject(s) - mach number , adiabatic process , mechanics , flow (mathematics) , homogeneous , momentum (technical analysis) , physics , classical mechanics , thermodynamics , finance , economics
The usual one dimensional method of analysis based upon the equations of continuity, energy and momentum is applied to the flow of homogeneous bubbly liquid‐gas mixtures in horizontal pipes. The analysis results in a set of equations which are adequate insofar as they are able ro explain known phenomena of the flow. It is shown that the concept of the Mach number, applied to bubbly pipe flow, is physically meaningful in the same way as it is in gas dynamics and that the condition, Mach number equal to one represents a realistic criterion for flow choking. A friction‐length formula is derived and verified experimentally.