Publication Date:
2017-04-04
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We present the results of laboratory experiments that quantify the physical controls on the thickness of the falling film of liquid around a Taylor bubble, when liquid–gas interfacial tension can be neglected. We find that the dimensionless film thickness l (the ratio of the film thickness to the pipe radius) is a function only of the dimensionless
parameter Nf = rgD3/m, where r is the liquid density, g the gravitational acceleration, D the pipe diameter and m the dynamic viscosity of the liquid. For Nf 10, the dimensionless film thickness is independent of Nf with value l ≈ 0.33; in the interval 10 Nf 104, l decreases with increasing Nf; for Nf 104 film thickness is, again, independent of Nf with value l ≈ 0.08. We synthesize existing models for films falling down a plane surface and around a Taylor bubble, and develop a theoretical model for film thickness that encompasses the viscous, inertial and turbulent regimes. Based on our data, we also propose a single empirical correlation for l(Nf), which is valid in the range 10−1 〈 Nf 〈 105. Finally, we consider the thickness of the falling film when interfacial tension
cannot be neglected, and find that film thickness decreases as interfacial tension becomes more important.
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Published
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1041–1064
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2V. Dinamiche di unrest e scenari pre-eruttivi
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3V. Dinamiche e scenari eruttivi
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JCR Journal
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restricted
Keywords:
gas slug
;
slug flow
;
long bubble
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turbulent falling film
;
pipe flow
;
transitional flow
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04. Solid Earth::04.01. Earth Interior::04.01.99. General or miscellaneous
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04. Solid Earth::04.01. Earth Interior::04.01.05. Rheology
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04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.99. General or miscellaneous
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04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.02. Experimental volcanism
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04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.03. Magmas
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05. General::05.02. Data dissemination::05.02.03. Volcanic eruptions
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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