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TWO - PHASE LINE SIZING

TWO - PHASE LINE SIZING

TWO - PHASE LINE SIZING

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Hi guys,

i am performing a two phase line sizing using a specialized software.  I discovered that the software used "no-slip mixture density" instead "mixture density" for calculating the erosional velocity. can somebody tell me the rationale for this and the difference between both densities.


Buchi

RE: TWO - PHASE LINE SIZING

I think the only way to know why your software used the no-slip mixture density is to review your software documentation.  But I suspect either your software is limited to using a no-slip model only or it determined that a no-slip model was appropriate.

The no-slip model used in two phase flow calculations assumes that the liquid and vapor are traveling at the same velocity.  The no-slip mixture density then is basically the density of the mixture as if it were a homogeneous mixture of the vapor and liquid fractions.

RE: TWO - PHASE LINE SIZING


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