Title
Vibration response of a pipe subjected to two-phase flow: Analytical formulations and experiments
Date Issued
01 March 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Mureithi N.
Rodriguez O.
University of Sao Paulo
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
This paper treats the two-phase flow-induced vibration in pipes. A broad range of two-phase flow conditions, including bubbly, dispersed and slug flow, were tested in a clamped-clamped straight horizontal pipe. The vibration response of both transversal directions for two span lengths was measured. From experimental results, an in-depth discussion on the nature of the flow excitation and flow-parameters influence is presented. The hydrodynamic mass parameter is also studied. Experimental results suggest that it is proportional to mixture density. On the other hand, two analytical formulations were developed and tested against experimental results. One formulation predicts the quadratic trend between standard deviation of acceleration and shear velocity found in experiments. The other formulation indicates that the peak-frequency of vibration response depends strongly on void fraction. It provides accurate predictions of peak-frequency, predicting 97.6% of the data within ±10% error bands.
Start page
214
End page
224
Volume
313
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería mecánica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85007391486
Source
Nuclear Engineering and Design
ISSN of the container
00295493
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