Investigation of Pressure Drop on Upward Two-Phase Flow in a Vertical Rod-Bundle.

Authors

S. Hanna, Mechanical Power Engineering Department., Faculty of Engineering., El-Mansoura University., Mansoura., Egypt.
Mohamed Mahgoub, Associate Professor., Mechanical Power Engineering Department., Faculty of Engineering., El-Mansoura University., Mansoura., Egypt.
H. Mostafa, Mechanical Power Engineering Department., Faculty of Engineering., El-Mansoura University., Mansoura., Egypt.

Corresponding Author

Mahgoub, Mohamed

Subject Area

Mechanical Power Engineering

Article Type

Original Study

Abstract

Tow-phase flow is incorporated in all thermal equipments which involve flow boiling. Tow-phase single component flow is an extremely important system in the fields of thermal and nuclear engineering. To carry out the experimental study in this work a test rig has been constructed and built. The test section is a vertical 3 tube-bundle connected electrically in parallel. They are arranged in triangular shape. Each tube is 10/12 mm diameters and 200 cm in length. From the obtained experimental results, it is concluded that the total pressure drop in two-phase flow is found to increase with increasing void fraction (quality). In addition, it was found that the deviation between both experimental and theoretical pressure drop lies in the range from -2 to + 20%.

Recommended Citation

Hanna, S.; Mahgoub, Mohamed; and Mostafa, H. (2021) "Investigation of Pressure Drop on Upward Two-Phase Flow in a Vertical Rod-Bundle.," Mansoura Engineering Journal: Vol. 15 : Iss. 1 , Article 9.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.21608/bfemu.2021.170569