Study on improvement of constitutive equations and numerical methods for three-fluid model(3)

The Japan Society of Multiphase Flow*; Special Committee for Examination of Thermohydraulic Analysis Code based on Three-Fluid Model*

PNC TJ9565 94-001, 530 Pages, 1994/03

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The purpose of the present study is to improve a numerical prediction method for multiphase flows based on the three-fluid model. Conducted were (1)improvement of a numerical method, (2)survey and examination on constitutive equations for mass transfer terms in annular-mist flow, (3) survey and verification of constitutive equations for momentum transfer terms, (4)collection of experimental database on steam-water and air-water annular-mist flows and numerical analyses of the database to verify the prediction method, (5)extensivc survey on expelimental techniques for annular-mist flow and (6)examination on the governing equations. As a result, the following conclusions were obtained: (a)multi-fluid modeling for all flow regimes were completed, (b)numerical stability of the three-fluid model was darified, (c)stability-enhanced solution method was developed, (d)ill-posedness of the equation system was revealed, (c)a physically-rational and well-posed multi-fluid model was proposed for dispersed flows, (f)systematic survcy and evaluation of constitutive equations for entrainment and deposition were conducted and summarized, (g)a theoretical method for evaluating film thickness, interfacial shear stress and wall shear stress was presented, and (h)it was confirmed that FIDAS-1DS can accurately predict critical heat fluxes under atmosphelic pressure, and that it can givc qualitatively good predictions concerning film thickness, droplet flow rate and so forth of the air-water annular-mist flow.