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Prediction of Interfacial Area Transport in a Coupled Two-Fluid Model Computation
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Joshua P. Schlegel, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Takashi Hibiki
  • Xiuzhong Shen
  • Santosh Appathurai
  • Hariprasad Subramani
Abstract

A computer code has been written to predict interfacial area transport within the framework of the two-fluid model. The suitability of various constitutive models was evaluated from a scientific and numerical standpoint, and selected models were used to close the two-fluid model. The resulting system was then used to optimize the empirical constants in the interfacial area transport equation for large diameter pipes. The optimized model was evaluated based on comparison with the data of Shen et al. and Schlegel et al. The optimization shows agreement with previous research conducted by Dave et al. and Talley et al. using TRACE-T, and reduced the RMS error in the interfacial area concentration prediction for the large diameter pipe data from 52.3% to 34.9%. The results also highlight a need for additional high-resolution data at multiple axial locations to provide a more detailed picture of the axial development of the flow. The results also indicate a need for improved modeling of the interfacial drag, especially for Taylor cap bubbles under relatively low void fraction conditions.

Department(s)
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for High Performance Computing Research
Keywords and Phrases
  • Aluminum,
  • Flow of fluids,
  • Forecasting,
  • Light water reactors,
  • Optimization,
  • Two phase flow,
  • Void fraction,
  • Computer codes,
  • Empirical constants,
  • High resolution data,
  • Interfacial area concentrations,
  • Interfacial area transport equation,
  • Interfacial area transports,
  • Large diameter pipes,
  • Two fluid model,
  • Transport properties,
  • Fluid flow,
  • Two-fluid model
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2017 Taylor & Francis, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Publication Date
01 Jan 2017
Disciplines
Citation Information
Joshua P. Schlegel, Takashi Hibiki, Xiuzhong Shen, Santosh Appathurai, et al.. "Prediction of Interfacial Area Transport in a Coupled Two-Fluid Model Computation" Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology Vol. 54 Iss. 1 (2017) p. 58 - 73 ISSN: 0022-3131; 1881-1248
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joshua-schlegel/67/