Interphase interaction of near-wall liquid film with co-current gas flow inside a nozzle

Abstract

The results of experimental study on high-velocity co-current gas flow interaction with near-wall liquid film are presented in the paper. Local parameters of near-wall liquid film are measured with the help of capacity-type probes. It is shown that co-current gas flow has strong influence on near-wall liquid film, leading to intensive wave formation, detachment of droplets from the film surface and their entrainment by the gas flow. A model for the film motion with co-current gas flow, linking together thickness and velocity of the film with value of shearing stress at gas-liquid boundary, is suggested.