Study on the Influence of the Heaving Condition on the Pressure Drop Characteristics of the Two-Phase Flow in the Circular Tube

Abstract

The experimental study on the pressure drop characteristics of the gas-liquid two-phase flow under heaving condition is carried out. The influence of the heaving condition on the transient and time-averaged two-phase pressure drop is obtained. On this basis, the calculation model of two-phase transient pressure drop under heaving condition is constructed, which is in good agreement with the experimental results. According to the experimental data and the results of the model calculation, the influence of heaving condition on the pressure drop components is analyzed. It is found that the transient total pressure drop is fluctuating periodically, while the time-averaged value is nearly the same as that under static condition. Further analysis shows that the friction pressure drop and the gravity pressure drop are basically the same under heaving condition. The fluctuation of additional pressure drop introduced by heaving motion is the reason for the periodic fluctuation of the total pressure drop.