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Two-Phase Flow Models and Parametric Study

1. The document discusses four models of fluid mechanics: Hagen-Poiseuille flow, the effect of multiple droplets on hydrodynamic resistance, plug and droplet flow with capsular effects, and an electric circuit analogy. 2. It performs parametric studies of the Hagen-Poiseuille and plug/droplet/caps models, showing the pressure drop depends on variables like channel geometry, fluid properties, droplet size and number. 3. Key relationships are identified between pressure drop, flow rate, and dimensionless groups like capillary number, describing the models and parametric dependencies.

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Two-Phase Flow Models and Parametric Study

1. The document discusses four models of fluid mechanics: Hagen-Poiseuille flow, the effect of multiple droplets on hydrodynamic resistance, plug and droplet flow with capsular effects, and an electric circuit analogy. 2. It performs parametric studies of the Hagen-Poiseuille and plug/droplet/caps models, showing the pressure drop depends on variables like channel geometry, fluid properties, droplet size and number. 3. Key relationships are identified between pressure drop, flow rate, and dimensionless groups like capillary number, describing the models and parametric dependencies.

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Fluid mechanics review


Ca =

(1.1)

Model 1 : Hagen-Poiseuille flow


h3 wp h
hi
Q
1 0.630 , f or h < w
12L
w

(2.1)

Model 2 : Multiple droplets effect on hydrodynamic


resistance
P
L + nLd
=
Qtotal
KS

(3.1)

where
L is the length of the channel
n = L is the number of droplets in the channel
Ld = l

 K


1

Kd
K, Kd are constants that depends on the details of the geometry
S is the constant cross section area

Model 3 : plug + droplet + caps


d
p
2/3
P = a Lp Vp + b Ld Vd + nd c Cad
h{z
}
| wh{z } | wh{z } |
Pplug

Pdroplet

Pcaps

where
a, b are dimensionless parameters that depend on the geometry
c is a dimensionless parameter that depend on the geometry and on
subscript p means plug, subscript d means droplet
Vp is the mean velocity of the carrier fluid
nd is the number of droplets
d Vd
Cad =

Vd Vp
1/3
Cad
(f or rectangular cross section)
Vd
but for 106 < Ca < 1, the difference should remain below 6%

(4.1)

Model 4 : Electric circuit analogy


32l
d2h

(5.1)

l
A
+

(5.2)

R=
where
l is the length of the channel
dh is the hydraulic diameter
C=
where
is the material stiffness
is the adiabatic bulk modulus

L = l

(5.3)

where
is the fluid density

Parametric study : Hagen-Poiseuille flow


12L
1
i
Qh
3
h
hw
1 0.630

(6.1)

12

P
h2

Knowing that :
=

0.630 wh

i (d Ld Vd + p Lp Vp )

(6.2)

d
p = f (d , )
p

Rh =

h
w = f (h, Rh )
w
Lp
RL =
Ld

Vd Vp
1/3
Cad
Vp = f (Vd , Cad )
Vd
d Vd
Cad =
= f (Cad , d , Vd )

Therefore :
PL = f (h, Rh , RL , Vd , d , , Cad )

(6.3)

PL h2
= (, Cad , RL , Rh )
V d d

(6.4)

Parametric study : plug + droplet + caps


d
2/3
p
P = a Lp Vp + b Ld Vd + nd c Cad
h{z
}
| wh{z } | wh{z } |
Pplug

Pdroplet

(7.1)

Pcaps

Knowing that :
p = f (d , )
a = f (wh, Rh )
Lp = f (RL )
Vp = f (Vd , Cad )
Ld = f (RL )
c = f (wh, Rh , )
= f (Cad , d , Vd )
h = f (wh, Rh )
Note that for PL , the number of droplets nd is the number of droplets per unit length nd,L .
PL = f (wh, Rh , RL , Vd , d , , Cad , nd,L )


PL wh
= , Cad , RL , Rh , nd,L wh
Vd d

(7.2)
(7.3)

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