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An Eulerian-Eulerian CFD simulation of air-water flow in a pipe separator

Lookup NU author(s): Eyitayo Afolabi, Professor Jonathan LeeORCiD

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Abstract

This paper presents a three dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) of air-water flow using Eulerian -Eulerian multiphase model and RSM mixture turbulence model to investigate its hydrodynamic flow behaviour in a 30 mm pipe separator. The simulated results are then compared with the stereoscopic PIV measurements at different axial positions. The comparison shows that the velocity distribution can be predicted with high accuracy using CFD. The numerical velocity profiles are also found to be in good qualitative agreement with the experimental measurements. However, there were some discrepancies between the CFD results and the SPIV measurements at some axial positions away from the inlet section. Therefore, the CFD model could provide good physical understanding on the hydrodynamics flow behaviour for air-water in a pipe separator.

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Author(s): Afolabi EA, Lee JGM

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Computational Multiphase Flows

Year: 2014

Volume: 6

Issue: 2

Pages: 133-149

Print publication date: 01/06/2014

Online publication date: 01/06/2014

Acceptance date: 28/03/2014

ISSN (print): 1757-482X

ISSN (electronic): 1757-4838

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

URL: https://doi.org/10.1260/1757-482X.6.2.133

DOI: 10.1260/1757-482X.6.2.133

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