Transient solution for flow of evaporating fluid in parallel pipes using analysis based on flow patterns

Flow with evaporation in parallel lines with common inlet and outlet headers may result in an uneven flow distribution among the parallel pipes. The prediction of the flow rate distribution in steady state as well as under transient conditions was based on simplified models. In this paper a more acc...

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Published inInternational journal of multiphase flow Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 469 - 474
Main Authors Taitel, Yehuda, Barnea, Dvora
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2011
Elsevier
Subjects
Applied sciences
Direct Steam Generation
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Evaporation
Exact sciences and technology
Flow distribution
Flow rate
Heat transfer
Mathematical models
Parallel pipes
Pipe
Pressure drop
Stability analysis
Steady state
Theoretical studies. Data and constants. Metering
Two-phase flow
Evaporation
Parallel pipes
Two-phase flow
Direct Steam Generation
Two phase flow
Pipe flow
Pressure drop
Numerical simulation
Steam production
Modeling
Heat transfer
Tubular heat exchanger
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Summary:Flow with evaporation in parallel lines with common inlet and outlet headers may result in an uneven flow distribution among the parallel pipes. The prediction of the flow rate distribution in steady state as well as under transient conditions was based on simplified models. In this paper a more accurate time dependent model based on the temporal-local flow pattern in the pipe is presented. The pipe is subdivided into numerical sections and the calculation of the pressure drop in each cell is based on mechanistic models that are specific for the flow pattern in the cell. The analysis is used to calculate the steady state solutions for the flow rate distribution among the pipes and the temperature, holdup, mass concentration and quality along each pipe. A linear stability analysis is performed to demarcate between stable and unstable steady state solutions. In addition transient simulations are carried out to predict the system response to finite disturbances and to calculate the system behavior due to variations in the operating conditions such as inlet flow rate and heating power input.
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ISSN:0301-9322
1879-3533
DOI:10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2011.01.002