Thermo-Fluid Dynamics of Two-Phase Flow

Thermo-fluid Dynamics of Two-Phase Flow, Second Edition is focused on the fundamental physics of two-phase flow. The authors present the detailed theoretical foundation of multi-phase flow thermo-fluid dynamics as they apply to: Nuclear reactor transient and accident analysis; Energy systems; Power generation systems; Chemical reactors and process systems; Space propulsion; Transport processes. This edition features updates on two-phase flow formulation and constitutive equations and CFD simulation codes such as FLUENT and CFX, new coverage of the lift force model, which is of particular significance for those working in the field of computational fluid dynamics, new equations and coverage of 1 dimensional drift flux models and a new chapter on porous media formulation.

Provides a very systematic treatment of two phase flow problems from a theoretical perspective Provides an easy to follow treatment of modeling and code development of two phase flow related phenomena Covers new results of two phase flow research such as coverage of fuel cells technology New material on computational fluid dynamics simulation codes such as like FLUENT and CFX New chapter on Two-Fluid Model Considering Structural Materials in a Control Volume Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext

Thermo-Fluid Dynamics of Two-Phase Flow, Second Edition focuses on the fundamental physics of two-phase flow. The authors present the detailed theoretical foundation of multi-phase flow thermo-fluid dynamics as they apply to:

Nuclear reactor transient and accident analysis; Energy systems; Power generation systems; Chemical reactors and process systems; Space propulsion; Transport processes. This edition features updates on two-phase flow formulation and constitutive equations and new coverage of the lift force and Basset force models, which are of particular significance for those working in the field of computational fluid dynamics, new equations and coverage of detailed one-dimensional drift flux models and a new chapter on porous media formulation, which are important for practicing engineers.

Thermo-Fluid Dynamics of Two-Phase Flow, Second Edition is a must have reference for graduate students, scientists and engineers who need in-depth theoretical foundations to solve two-phase flow problems in various technological systems.

Inhalt

Part I Fundamental of two-phase flow.- Introduction.- Local Instant Formulation.- Part II Two-phase field equations based on time average.- Basic Relations in Time Average.- Time Averaged Balance Equation.- Connection to Other Statistical Averages.- Part III. Three-dimensional model based on time average.- Kinematics of Averaged Fields.- Interfacial Transport.- Two-fluid Model.- Interfacial Area Transport.- Constitutive Modeling of Interfacial Area Transport.- Hydrodynamic Constitutive Relations for Interfacial Transfer.- Drift Flux Model.- Part IV: One-dimensional model based on time average.- One-dimensional Drift-flux Model.- One-dimensional Two-fluid Model.- Two-Fluid Model Considering Structural Materials in a Control Volume.