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Title: Initiation of slug flow

Conference ·
OSTI ID:175480
;  [1]
  1. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States)

The initiation of slug flow in a horizontal pipe can be predicted either by considering the stability of a slug or by considering the stability of a stratified flow. Measurements of the shedding rate of slugs are used to define necessary conditions for the existence of a slug. Recent results show that slugs develop from an unstable stratified flow through the evolution of small wavelength waves into large wavelength waves that have the possibility of growing to form a slug. The mechanism appears to be quite different for fluids with viscosities close to water than for fluids with large viscosities (20 centipoise).

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI ID:
175480
Report Number(s):
CONF-9505200-; ON: DE96000983; TRN: 96:003512
Resource Relation:
Conference: 13. symposium on energy engineering sciences, Argonne, IL (United States), 15-17 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]; Related Information: Is Part Of Thirteenth symposium on energy engineering sciences: Proceedings. Fluid/thermal processes, systems analysis and control; PB: 275 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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