The effect of inlet conditions on concentrated suspension flows in abrupt expansions
The effect of inlet conditions on concentrated suspension flows in abrupt expansions
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入口条件对突然膨胀时浓悬浮液流动的影响
DOI:
10.1063/1.2409619
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发表时间:
2006
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
N. Shapley
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作者:
T. Moraczewski;N. Shapley
This work explores the influence of inlet conditions on the particle concentration distribution and flow field of a concentrated suspension undergoing steady flow in an abrupt, axisymmetric 1:4 expansion. Specifically, we consider the impact of inlet conditions in the upstream narrow tube on the resulting downstream profiles. Particle concentration and velocity profiles were measured by using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. Experiments were conducted with two contrasting inlet tube lengths of 10d1 and 128d1, where d1 is the diameter of the narrow inlet tube. In the short inlet case, none of the particle concentration fields were fully developed upon entering the expansion, whereas several of the suspensions had fully developed profiles in the long inlet case. Results indicate that concentration differences between the core and annular regions were greater for the cases with a long inlet tube than in cases with a short inlet tube, likely owing to the higher degree of particle migration occurring in the...