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Abstract
An experimental study on the effects of geometry and aspect ratio of obstacle on the flow characteristics around the obstacle in a vertical upward bubbly two-phase cross-flow is described. It showed that Karman vortex was shed periodically under most experimental flow conditions for rectangular cylinders with blockage ratio β of 1/3, while it was shed irregularly when void fraction was α≳10% for circular cylinder. Its effects on the vortex shedding frequency ƒ, pressure difference ?P between the front and rear sides of cylinder etc. were also discussed. Two experimental equations were found to express the relations between the drag force exerted on the cylinder and ?P for square cylinder and circular cylinder, respectively.
Journal
- Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. B [List of Volumes]
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Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. B 68(672), 2240-2246, 2002-08-25 [Table of Contents]
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers