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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Modelo de mistura aplicado para a previsão de Holdup e gradiente de pressão bifásico em duto anular de grande diâmetro / Drift-flux model applied to predict holdup and two-phase pressure gradient in large annular duct

Carvalho, Sávider Conti 21 March 2013 (has links)
O escoamento bifásico é muito importante para vários ramos industriais. As misturas bifásicas podem escoar em diversas configurações, as quais são chamadas de padrões de escoamento, e que, ao longo dos anos, receberam diversas classificações. Neste trabalho foi estudado o padrão bolhas dispersas em duto anular. Os trabalhos sobre escoamento bifásico em geometria anular são mais escassos, especialmente quando se trata de dutos anulares de grande dimensão. Dentre os modelos existentes para a modelagem do escoamento bifásico, trabalhamos com o modelo de mistura (Drift Flux), pois, apesar das altas velocidades superficiais, o escoamento em bolhas não possui um comportamento homogêneo, já que a fase gasosa ainda escoa na região central e com uma velocidade maior do que a velocidade da mistura. Foi utilizado o modelo de mistura unidimensional para a modelagem do escoamento bifásico água-ar, pois, além de bastante preciso, é de baixo custo computacional e fácil implementação. Neste trabalho empregamos, a princípio, equações elaboradas para dutos circulares, as quais foram adaptadas para a geometria anular fazendo-se uso do conceito de diâmetro hidráulico. As equações foram implementadas no software Mathematica® e as previsões para o holdup e queda de pressão foram comparadas com dados experimentais próprios. O trabalho experimental foi realizado no laboratório de escoamentos multifásicos do Núcleo de Engenharia Térmica e de Fluidos (NETeF) da EESC-USP, o qual conta com uma instalação experimental em estado operacional para a simulação de escoamentos bifásicos vertical e inclinados em duto anular. Foram colhidas medidas de holdup e queda de pressão bifásica. A concordância entre os dados experimentais e as previsões foi muito satisfatória. / Two-phase flow is present in a wide range of industrial processes. Such flows occur in many geometrical configurations known as flow patterns. In this work is presented a study about bubbly flow in annular duct. Works on two-phase flow in large annular geometry are very scarce. Among the existing models for modeling two-phase flow we chose the drift flux model because the bubbly flow does not behave as a homogeneous mixture, despite of the high superficial velocities, since the gas phase flows faster in the core region in comparison with the mixture velocity. The onedimensional drift flux model besides to be accurate is of low computational cost and easy implementation. The goal of this work is to analyze the prediction of holdup and pressure drop in annular ducts of large diameter. The set of equations used was adapted from those of circular ducts by using the hydraulic diameter concept. The equations were implemented in Mathematica software and holdup and pressure drop prediction were compared with experimental data taken in the experimental facility of the Thermal-fluids Engineering Laboratory of EESC-USP. It was collected measure of holdup and pressure drop. The agreement between experimental data and model predictions is encouraging.
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Estudo do fenômeno de redução de atrito em escoamento disperso óleo - água em tubulação horizontal / Investigation on drag reduction phenomenon in horizontal oil - water dispersed pipe flow

Rodriguez, Iara Hernandez 10 November 2009 (has links)
O interesse em escoamento bifásico líquido-líquido aumentou recentemente, em especial devido às grandes perdas de energia envolvidas no transporte de petróleo, onde comumente uma mistura bifásica óleo-água é deslocada ao longo de grandes distancias. Embora este tipo de escoamento seja comum na indústria, não existem tantos trabalhos na literatura quanto os relacionados ao escoamento gás-líquido. Alguns estudos sobre escoamentos óleo-água reportam uma redução de atrito em dispersões e emulsões em regime turbulento sem adição de qualquer tipo de substancia química, mas a física por trás do fenômeno ainda não é bem compreendida. Neste trabalho, foi estudado o padrão de escoamento disperso óleo-água em tubulação horizontal, visando a obtenção de novos dados experimentais e um melhor entendimento do fenômeno de redução de atrito. Uma série de parâmetros considerados importantes para a caracterização do escoamento foi investigada: queda de pressão, fração volumétrica e sub-padrões de escoamento disperso. Apresentam-se dados de distribuição das fases e fração volumétrica in situ, obtidos através de um moderno sensor intrusivo, do tipo wire-mesh, baseado em medidas de capacitância (permissividade). Câmera de alta velocidade e técnica das válvulas de fechamento rápido foram utilizadas para validar os sinais do sensor. Um modelo prospectivo simplificado foi desenvolvido como uma tentativa de explicar a ocorrência do fenômeno de redução de atrito no padrão disperso óleo-água estudado. O modelo sugere que a presença de uma fina película de água rente a parede hidrofílica/oleofóbica do tubo poderia explicar a diminuição no gradiente de pressão bifásico observada. / The interest in two-phase liquid-liquid flow has increased recently mainly due to the petroleum industry where oil and water are often produced and transported together for long distances and the significant frictional pressure gradient involved. Liquid-liquid flows are present in a wide range of industrial processes; however, they have not been studied as intensively as gas-liquid flows. Drag reduction phenomenon in oil-water flows without the addition of any drag reduction agent has been detected in previous works, but the physics behind the phenomenon is yet not well understood. The aim of the research was to study the dispersed oil-water flow pattern in a horizontal pipe in order to better understand the phenomenon and the obtaining of new experimental data of oil-water dispersed flows. Important issues related to oil-water pipe flow were investigated: pressure drop, volume fraction and flow patterns. Phase distribution and holdup data were obtained by a new wire-mesh sensor based on capacitance (permittivity) measurements. A high-speed video camera and the Quick-Closing-Valves technique were used to compare and validate the signals of the wire-mesh sensor. A simplified mathematical model was proposed to explain the drag reduction phenomenon in the oil-water dispersed flow studied. The model suggests that the presence of a thin water film between the homogenously dispersed flow and the pipe wall could explain the observed decreases of the two-phase pressure gradient.
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Estudo dos efeitos da injeção de água e de gás sobre a redução do gradiente de pressão total no escoamento vertical ascendente de óleos viscosos / Study of effects of water and gas injection in reducing the total pressure gradient of viscous oils in an upward-vertical pipe flow

Rocha, Douglas Martins 16 September 2016 (has links)
A maioria dos poços de petróleo offshore explorados no Brasil utilizam a técnica de elevação artificial de petróleo conhecida como gas-lift. Mais importante, há previsão de uso intensivo dessa técnica nos poços do pré-sal, sob pressões extremas e condições operacionais ainda não compreendidas completamente. O efeito de injetar gás em um escoamento em tubo vertical é o decréscimo do componente gravitacional do gradiente de pressão total. Por outro lado, os óleos pesados (10 < ºAPI < 19) são viscosos e difíceis de escoar. Em certas ocasiões, este tipo de petróleo não é extraído pela falta de tecnologia viável ou pelo alto custo do processo de produção. Alguns estudos recentes indicam que, para óleos ultra viscosos, o cisalhamento viscoso (componente \"friccional\") seria significativo no computo do gradiente de pressão total. Percebe-se, portanto, que deve existir, para cada condição de escoamento específica, um grau API ou uma viscosidade limite do fluido, acima do qual a técnica gas-lift torna-se ineficiente, quando não inútil. Dessa forma, o estudo do uso da água como fluido coadjuvante para a elevação artificial torna-se válido para óleos viscosos e pode ser indicado para melhorar a produtividade e reduzir a potência requerida de bombeamento. Outra questão é a possibilidade do escoamento trifásico gás-óleo-água ser promissor na redução do gradiente de pressão total. Dessa forma, para a prospecção dessa problemática e a avaliação dessas questões foram realizados testes em laboratório, utilizando misturas de óleos de diversas viscosidades (100 cP, 220 cP e 325 cP), onde foram quantificados os ganhos oferecidos pela injeção de gás, no caso ar, e de água em termos de fatores de redução de gradiente de pressão e fatores de desempenho. Além disso, com o intuito de melhor compreender a fenomenologia de escoamentos trifásicos, foram realizadas análises quanto ao deslizamento entre as fases e a aplicabilidade do modelo de deslizamento. Por fim, através de uma modelagem, foi verificado o efeito do deslizamento entre as fases na queda de pressão total em tubulações de elevado comprimento. / Most of the offshore oil wells operated in Brazil use the artificial lifting technique known as gas-lift. More importantly, an intensive use of this technique in the pre-salt wells under extreme pressures and operating conditions not yet completely understood is planned. The effect of injecting gas into the flow in a vertical pipe is the decrease of the gravitational component of the total pressure gradient. On the other hand, the heavy oils (10 < ºAPI < 19) are viscous and difficult to flow. In some occasions, this type of oil is not extracted by the lack of viable technology or by the high cost of the production process. Some recent studies indicated that for ultra-viscous oils, viscous shear stress (\"frictional\" component) would be significant in the total pressure gradient. Therefore, there must be an API degree or a fluid viscosity limit for each specific flow condition above which the \"gas-lift\" technique becomes inefficient. Thus, the study of water used as method of artificial lift becomes valid for viscous oils and can be indicated to improve productivity and reduce the pumping power required. Another issue is that the gas-oil-water three-phase flow can be advantageous in reducing the overall pressure gradient. Thus, for prospecting of this problems and the evaluation of these issues, tests were performed in laboratory using mixtures of oils with different viscosities (100 cP, 220 cP e 325 cP), at which the gains offered by gas (air) and water injection were quantified by pressure gradient reduction factors and performance factors. Furthermore, in order to better understand the phenomenology of three phase flows, analyzes were performed about the slip between the phases and the applicability of the drift flux model. Finally, the effect of slippage between the phases in the total pressure drop in long pipes was checked through modeling.
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MHD simulations of the Reversed Field Pinch

Chahine, Robert 30 November 2017 (has links)
La dynamique des plasmas de fusion par confinement magnétique dans la configuration Reversed Field Pinch (RFP) est ´étudiée en utilisant la description magnétohydrodynamique (MHD) incompressible. Une méthode pseudo-spectrale et une technique de pénalisation en volume sont utilisées pour résoudre le système d’équations dans un cylindre. Les simulations numériques montrent que la pression joue un rôle important dans la dynamique des RFP et ne peut pas être négligée. Ainsi, ß n’est plus le paramètre principal pour décrire la dynamique des RFPs mais plutôt ß’ ∇, un nouveau paramètre qui équivaut le rapport du module de gradient de pression et le module de la force de Lorentz. A un autre niveau, l’effet du changement de la section poloïdale du RFP sur la dynamique est étudié. Les simulations des écoulements RFP ayant le même nombre de Lundquist et des sections différentes (circulaire et elliptique), montrent une grande différence dans les spectres et la diffusion turbulente radiale. Finalement, les écoulements RFP sont utilisés pour étudier l’effet dynamo. Les résultats obtenus montrent que les écoulements RFP sont capables d’amplifier un champ magnétique passif qui aura une tendance à être plus non-linéaire que le champ magnétique du RFP dans les régimes turbulents. / The dynamics of magnetic fusion plasmas in the Reversed Field Pinch (RFP) configuration are studied using an incompressible magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) description. A pseudospectral method combined with a volume penalization method are used to resolve the governing equations in a straight cylinder. Numerical simulations show that the pressure effects on the RFP dynamics cannot be neglected, and thus the _ parameter is not adequate to characterize the importance of pressure in the dynamics. A new parameter, _0r , which is the ratio of the pressure gradient’s magnitude to the Lorentz force’s magnitude, is proposed to be the proper parameter to describe the RFP dynamics. Another investigated influence on the RFP dynamics is the shaping of the poloidal cross-section. Simulations of flows with the same Lundquist number and different cross-sections (circular and elliptic) show a clear change in the spectral behaviour, as well as in the radial turbulent diffusion. Finally, the RFP flows are used to study the dynamo effect. Numerical results show that RFP flows are capable of amplifying a seed magnetic field, which will have tendency to be more nonlinear than the RFP magnetic field in the turbulent regime.
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Image based Computational Hemodynamics for Non-invasive and Patient-Specific Assessment of Arterial Stenosis

Md Monsurul Islam Khan (6911054) 16 October 2019 (has links)
While computed tomographic angiography (CTA) has emerged as a powerful noninvasive option that allows for direct visualization of arterial stenosis(AS), it cant assess the hemodynamic abnormality caused by an AS. Alternatively, trans-stenotic pressure gradient (TSPG) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) are well-validated hemodynamic indices to assess the ischemic severity of an AS. However, they have significant restriction in practice due to invasiveness and high cost. To fill the gap, a new computational modality, called <i>InVascular</i> has been developed for non-invasive quantification TSPG and/or FFR based on patient's CTA, aiming to quantify the hemodynamic abnormality of the stenosis and help to assess the therapeutic/surgical benefits of treatment for the patient. Such a new capability gives rise to a potential of computation aided diagnostics and therapeutics in a patient-specific environment for ASs, which is expected to contribute to precision planning for cardiovascular disease treatment. <i>InVascular</i> integrates a computational modeling of diseases arteries based on CTA and Doppler ultrasonography data, with cutting-edge Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) parallel-computing technology. Revolutionary fast computing speed enables noninvasive quantification of TSPG and/or FFR for an AS within a clinic permissible time frame. In this work, we focus on the implementation of inlet and outlet boundary condition (BC) based on physiological image date and and 3-element Windkessel model as well as lumped parameter network in volumetric lattice Boltzmann method. The application study in real human coronary and renal arterial system demonstrates the reliability of the in vivo pressure quantification through the comparisons of pressure waves between noninvasive computational and invasive measurement. In addition, parametrization of worsening renal arterial stenosis (RAS) and coronary arterial stenosis (CAS) characterized by volumetric lumen reduction (S) enables establishing the correlation between TSPG/FFR and S, from which the ischemic severity of the AS (mild, moderate, or severe) can be identified. In this study, we quantify TSPG and/or FFR for five patient cases with visualized stenosis in coronary and renal arteries and compare the non-invasive computational results with invasive measurement through catheterization. The ischemic severity of each AS is predicted. The results of this study demonstrate the reliability and clinical applicability of <i>InVascular</i>.
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Transfert d'un composé organo-chloré depuis une zone source localisée en zone non saturée d'un aquifère poreux vers l'interface sol-air : expérimentations et modélisations associées / Transfer of an organo-chlorinated compound from a source area located in the unsaturated zone of a porous aquifer to the soil-air interface : experiments and modelling related

Marzougui Jaafar, Salsabil 29 January 2013 (has links)
Deux expériences ont été menées sur la plate-forme expérimentale "SCERES" afin d'évaluer les concentrations et les flux de vapeurs de TCE dans SCERES en présence de deux dalles de béton fissurées installées, l'une après l'autre, à la surface de SCERES. Cet aquifère poreux est un milieu hétérogène de grande échelle (25 x 12 x 3 m3). Les résultats ont montré que le panache de vapeur de TCE couvre la plupart du bassin au bout de 3 semaines depuis la création de la zone source de TCE dans le sous sol. L'hétérogénéité du site SCERES a engendrée une distribution verticale non uniforme de la concentration de vapeurs de TCE. La simulation du panache de vapeur dans SCERES a été effectuée au moyen du code de calcul multiphasique "SIMUSCOPP". La présence sur SCERES de la dalle de béton, un milieu peu perméable et peu diffusif, a constitué une "barrière" en vue du transfert de vapeurs de TCE vers l'interface dalle/atmosphère. Afin de mieux quantifier le flux de vapeurs à travers la dalle de béton, une étude de coefficient de diffusion et de perméabilité des deux dalles a été réalisée. Un mouvement vertical ascendant du toit de la nappe a généré un fort gradient de pression motrice de l'air du sol. Ceci a engendré une forte augmentation des flux de vapeurs à l'interface sol/atmosphère. La quantification de ces flux de vapeurs a été effectuée à l'aide d'une solution semi analytique basée sur la loi de Fick et la loi de Darcy en tenant compte à la fois de l'effet de gradient de pression motrice et l'effet de densité de vapeurs sur le transfert de vapeurs vers la surface du sol. L'intrusion de vapeurs de TCE dans le bâtiment modèle, installé sur la dalle de béton, a été générée par une mise en dépression dans ce dernier. Ce qui a fait augmenter la concentration de vapeurs de TCE sous la dalle ainsi dans le bâtiment. La simulation de l'intrusion de vapeurs dans l'air intérieur de bâtiment a été réalisée par l'intermédiaire du code de calcul multiphysics "COMSOL", avec lequel nous avons démontré l'évolution de la concentration de vapeurs obtenues expérimentalement dans le bâtiment et qui dépend directement de la variation spatio-temporelle du flux massique à travers la dalle. / Two experiments were conducted on the experimental platform "SCERES" to assess the TCE vapour concentrations and fluxes in SCERES with two concrete slabs installed, one after the other, on the ground surface. This artificial aquifer is a large scale (25 x 12 x 3 m3) heterogeneous porous medium. The results showed that the TCE vapour plume covers most of the basin 3 weeks after the creation of the TCE source area in unsaturated zone. The heterogeneity of SCERES has generated a non uniform vertical distribution of the TCE vapour concentration. Simulation of vapour plume in SCERES was carried out by the multiphase code "SIMUSCOPP".The presence in SCERES of a low permeability and low diffusive medium compared to the sand in the basin,as a concrete slab, constituted a "barrier" for the transfer of TCE vapour to the interface concrete slab / atmosphere. To better quantify the TOE fluxes through the concrete slab, a study of diffusion coefficient and permeability of both concrete slabs was done. An upward vertical movement of the water table has generated a strong soil air pressure driving gradient, which led to a strong increase in the TCE vapour concentrations near the surface which has increased the vapour fluxes at the interface soil / atmosphere. Quantification of vapour fluxes at the interfaces soil / atmosphere and concrete slab / atmosphere was performed using a semi analytical approach based onFick's and Darcy's laws by taking into account both the effect of the driving pressure gradient and the effect of density vapour on the vapour transfer towards the soil surface.The intrusion of TCE vapours into the model building installed on the concrete slab was generated by creating a vacuum. The results showed that, during the TCE vapour suction from the model building, the concentration of TCE vapours under the concrete slab and in the building increases. Simulation of vapour intrusion into indoor air was done by the computational Multiphysics code "COMSOL", allowing simulation of the evolution of the vapour concentration obtained experimentally in the building. Il was shown that they depend directly on the spatial-temporal variation of the mass flux through the slab.
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Estudo dos efeitos da injeção de água e de gás sobre a redução do gradiente de pressão total no escoamento vertical ascendente de óleos viscosos / Study of effects of water and gas injection in reducing the total pressure gradient of viscous oils in an upward-vertical pipe flow

Douglas Martins Rocha 16 September 2016 (has links)
A maioria dos poços de petróleo offshore explorados no Brasil utilizam a técnica de elevação artificial de petróleo conhecida como gas-lift. Mais importante, há previsão de uso intensivo dessa técnica nos poços do pré-sal, sob pressões extremas e condições operacionais ainda não compreendidas completamente. O efeito de injetar gás em um escoamento em tubo vertical é o decréscimo do componente gravitacional do gradiente de pressão total. Por outro lado, os óleos pesados (10 < ºAPI < 19) são viscosos e difíceis de escoar. Em certas ocasiões, este tipo de petróleo não é extraído pela falta de tecnologia viável ou pelo alto custo do processo de produção. Alguns estudos recentes indicam que, para óleos ultra viscosos, o cisalhamento viscoso (componente \"friccional\") seria significativo no computo do gradiente de pressão total. Percebe-se, portanto, que deve existir, para cada condição de escoamento específica, um grau API ou uma viscosidade limite do fluido, acima do qual a técnica gas-lift torna-se ineficiente, quando não inútil. Dessa forma, o estudo do uso da água como fluido coadjuvante para a elevação artificial torna-se válido para óleos viscosos e pode ser indicado para melhorar a produtividade e reduzir a potência requerida de bombeamento. Outra questão é a possibilidade do escoamento trifásico gás-óleo-água ser promissor na redução do gradiente de pressão total. Dessa forma, para a prospecção dessa problemática e a avaliação dessas questões foram realizados testes em laboratório, utilizando misturas de óleos de diversas viscosidades (100 cP, 220 cP e 325 cP), onde foram quantificados os ganhos oferecidos pela injeção de gás, no caso ar, e de água em termos de fatores de redução de gradiente de pressão e fatores de desempenho. Além disso, com o intuito de melhor compreender a fenomenologia de escoamentos trifásicos, foram realizadas análises quanto ao deslizamento entre as fases e a aplicabilidade do modelo de deslizamento. Por fim, através de uma modelagem, foi verificado o efeito do deslizamento entre as fases na queda de pressão total em tubulações de elevado comprimento. / Most of the offshore oil wells operated in Brazil use the artificial lifting technique known as gas-lift. More importantly, an intensive use of this technique in the pre-salt wells under extreme pressures and operating conditions not yet completely understood is planned. The effect of injecting gas into the flow in a vertical pipe is the decrease of the gravitational component of the total pressure gradient. On the other hand, the heavy oils (10 < ºAPI < 19) are viscous and difficult to flow. In some occasions, this type of oil is not extracted by the lack of viable technology or by the high cost of the production process. Some recent studies indicated that for ultra-viscous oils, viscous shear stress (\"frictional\" component) would be significant in the total pressure gradient. Therefore, there must be an API degree or a fluid viscosity limit for each specific flow condition above which the \"gas-lift\" technique becomes inefficient. Thus, the study of water used as method of artificial lift becomes valid for viscous oils and can be indicated to improve productivity and reduce the pumping power required. Another issue is that the gas-oil-water three-phase flow can be advantageous in reducing the overall pressure gradient. Thus, for prospecting of this problems and the evaluation of these issues, tests were performed in laboratory using mixtures of oils with different viscosities (100 cP, 220 cP e 325 cP), at which the gains offered by gas (air) and water injection were quantified by pressure gradient reduction factors and performance factors. Furthermore, in order to better understand the phenomenology of three phase flows, analyzes were performed about the slip between the phases and the applicability of the drift flux model. Finally, the effect of slippage between the phases in the total pressure drop in long pipes was checked through modeling.
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Estudo do fenômeno de redução de atrito em escoamento disperso óleo - água em tubulação horizontal / Investigation on drag reduction phenomenon in horizontal oil - water dispersed pipe flow

Iara Hernandez Rodriguez 10 November 2009 (has links)
O interesse em escoamento bifásico líquido-líquido aumentou recentemente, em especial devido às grandes perdas de energia envolvidas no transporte de petróleo, onde comumente uma mistura bifásica óleo-água é deslocada ao longo de grandes distancias. Embora este tipo de escoamento seja comum na indústria, não existem tantos trabalhos na literatura quanto os relacionados ao escoamento gás-líquido. Alguns estudos sobre escoamentos óleo-água reportam uma redução de atrito em dispersões e emulsões em regime turbulento sem adição de qualquer tipo de substancia química, mas a física por trás do fenômeno ainda não é bem compreendida. Neste trabalho, foi estudado o padrão de escoamento disperso óleo-água em tubulação horizontal, visando a obtenção de novos dados experimentais e um melhor entendimento do fenômeno de redução de atrito. Uma série de parâmetros considerados importantes para a caracterização do escoamento foi investigada: queda de pressão, fração volumétrica e sub-padrões de escoamento disperso. Apresentam-se dados de distribuição das fases e fração volumétrica in situ, obtidos através de um moderno sensor intrusivo, do tipo wire-mesh, baseado em medidas de capacitância (permissividade). Câmera de alta velocidade e técnica das válvulas de fechamento rápido foram utilizadas para validar os sinais do sensor. Um modelo prospectivo simplificado foi desenvolvido como uma tentativa de explicar a ocorrência do fenômeno de redução de atrito no padrão disperso óleo-água estudado. O modelo sugere que a presença de uma fina película de água rente a parede hidrofílica/oleofóbica do tubo poderia explicar a diminuição no gradiente de pressão bifásico observada. / The interest in two-phase liquid-liquid flow has increased recently mainly due to the petroleum industry where oil and water are often produced and transported together for long distances and the significant frictional pressure gradient involved. Liquid-liquid flows are present in a wide range of industrial processes; however, they have not been studied as intensively as gas-liquid flows. Drag reduction phenomenon in oil-water flows without the addition of any drag reduction agent has been detected in previous works, but the physics behind the phenomenon is yet not well understood. The aim of the research was to study the dispersed oil-water flow pattern in a horizontal pipe in order to better understand the phenomenon and the obtaining of new experimental data of oil-water dispersed flows. Important issues related to oil-water pipe flow were investigated: pressure drop, volume fraction and flow patterns. Phase distribution and holdup data were obtained by a new wire-mesh sensor based on capacitance (permittivity) measurements. A high-speed video camera and the Quick-Closing-Valves technique were used to compare and validate the signals of the wire-mesh sensor. A simplified mathematical model was proposed to explain the drag reduction phenomenon in the oil-water dispersed flow studied. The model suggests that the presence of a thin water film between the homogenously dispersed flow and the pipe wall could explain the observed decreases of the two-phase pressure gradient.
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Modelo de mistura aplicado para a previsão de Holdup e gradiente de pressão bifásico em duto anular de grande diâmetro / Drift-flux model applied to predict holdup and two-phase pressure gradient in large annular duct

Sávider Conti Carvalho 21 March 2013 (has links)
O escoamento bifásico é muito importante para vários ramos industriais. As misturas bifásicas podem escoar em diversas configurações, as quais são chamadas de padrões de escoamento, e que, ao longo dos anos, receberam diversas classificações. Neste trabalho foi estudado o padrão bolhas dispersas em duto anular. Os trabalhos sobre escoamento bifásico em geometria anular são mais escassos, especialmente quando se trata de dutos anulares de grande dimensão. Dentre os modelos existentes para a modelagem do escoamento bifásico, trabalhamos com o modelo de mistura (Drift Flux), pois, apesar das altas velocidades superficiais, o escoamento em bolhas não possui um comportamento homogêneo, já que a fase gasosa ainda escoa na região central e com uma velocidade maior do que a velocidade da mistura. Foi utilizado o modelo de mistura unidimensional para a modelagem do escoamento bifásico água-ar, pois, além de bastante preciso, é de baixo custo computacional e fácil implementação. Neste trabalho empregamos, a princípio, equações elaboradas para dutos circulares, as quais foram adaptadas para a geometria anular fazendo-se uso do conceito de diâmetro hidráulico. As equações foram implementadas no software Mathematica® e as previsões para o holdup e queda de pressão foram comparadas com dados experimentais próprios. O trabalho experimental foi realizado no laboratório de escoamentos multifásicos do Núcleo de Engenharia Térmica e de Fluidos (NETeF) da EESC-USP, o qual conta com uma instalação experimental em estado operacional para a simulação de escoamentos bifásicos vertical e inclinados em duto anular. Foram colhidas medidas de holdup e queda de pressão bifásica. A concordância entre os dados experimentais e as previsões foi muito satisfatória. / Two-phase flow is present in a wide range of industrial processes. Such flows occur in many geometrical configurations known as flow patterns. In this work is presented a study about bubbly flow in annular duct. Works on two-phase flow in large annular geometry are very scarce. Among the existing models for modeling two-phase flow we chose the drift flux model because the bubbly flow does not behave as a homogeneous mixture, despite of the high superficial velocities, since the gas phase flows faster in the core region in comparison with the mixture velocity. The onedimensional drift flux model besides to be accurate is of low computational cost and easy implementation. The goal of this work is to analyze the prediction of holdup and pressure drop in annular ducts of large diameter. The set of equations used was adapted from those of circular ducts by using the hydraulic diameter concept. The equations were implemented in Mathematica software and holdup and pressure drop prediction were compared with experimental data taken in the experimental facility of the Thermal-fluids Engineering Laboratory of EESC-USP. It was collected measure of holdup and pressure drop. The agreement between experimental data and model predictions is encouraging.
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Étude de la pression pariétale et du bruit de couches limites turbulentes avec gradients de pression. / Study of wall pressure fluctuations and noise from turbulent boundary layers with pressure gradients.

Cohen, Elie 26 November 2015 (has links)
Cette thèse a pour objectif d'améliorer la compréhension des effets d'un gradient sur une couche limite turbulente à l'équilibre. On s'intéresse en particulier aux effets d'un gradient de pression sur la partie aérodynamique de l'écoulement, ainsi que sur le bruit émis par la couche limite turbulente. En effet, une couche limite turbulente est une source de bruit omniprésente en aéronautique, automobile ou encore en ferroviaire. Cette source provient de la pression fluctuante produite par la couche limite turbulente se développant à la surface de la paroi extérieure du véhicule. Deux contributions au bruit de couche limite turbulente à l'intérieur de l'habitacle d'un véhicule peuvent être observées. La première contribution est une contribution de type aéroacoustique et est appelée contribution directe. Elle est due à la génération d'ondes acoustiques par les fluctuations de pressions générées par la couche limite turbulente. La deuxième contribution est due à des mécanismes de vibro-acoustique et est appelée contribution indirecte. Elle est due à l'excitation structurale engendrée par les fluctuations de pression sur la paroi du véhicule. Les fluctuations de pression d'une couche limite turbulente sont de plus responsables de la génération d'un rayonnement acoustique qui est de même nature que celui de la contribution directe mais qui est dirigé vers l'extérieur du véhicule. Dans le cadre de cette thèse, des calculs directs à l'aide d'un solveur numérique permettant la résolution des équations de Navier-Stokes en régime compressible sont réalisées pour des cas de couches limites avec gradients de pression adverses et favorables. L'étude de ces résultats nous permet de mettre en évidence l'augmentation des niveaux du rayonnement acoustique avec un gradient adverse et leur diminution avec un gradient favorable en comparaison du cas sans gradient de pression. De plus, l'étude des spectres de la pression fluctuante sous les différentes couches limites étudiées, a également permis d'observer l'augmentation des deux contributions au bruit de couche limite, à savoir les contributions directe et indirecte avec un gradient de pression adverse et leur diminution avec un gradient de pression favorable. On observe de plus que ces effets sont amplifiés avec l'augmentation de l'intensité du gradient. / The aim of this study is to provide a better understanding of the effects of a pressure gradient on an equilibrium turbulent boundary layer. In particular, the effects on the aerodynamic part and on the turbulent boundary layer noise are studied here. In fact, in the framework of transport industry, boundary layers constitute a fundamental source of aerodynamic noise. A turbulent boundary layer over a wall can provide a direct and an indirect contribution to the noise felt inside a vehicle. The indirect contribution corresponds to the structural excitation of the structure below and the direct contribution consists in the propagation of pressure waves. Wall pressure fluctuations are also responsible for the propagation of pressure waves outside the turbulent boundary layer. In this regard, simulations of turbulent boundary layers in presence of adverse and favorable pressure gradients are carried out using direct noise computation by solving the compressible Navier-Stokes equations. This method provides the direct contribution and the wall pressure fluctuations, which are responsible for the indirect contribution to the aerodynamic noise. Results show that an adverse pressure gradient leads to higher levels of the direct acoustic emission whereas lower levels are obtained in presence of a favorable pressure gradient in comparison to the zero gradient case. The study of the spectra of the wall pressure fluctuations for the different gradients cases we present, yield to the same hierarchy of levels. We further observed that these effects are amplified with the increase in the intensity of the gradient.

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