Progress in two-phase flow modeling: Interfacial area transport

S Kim, M Ishii, R Kong, G Wang - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
The interfacial area transport equation (IATE) employs a dynamic approach to predict
interfacial area concentration (IAC) in two-phase flows. It eliminates the need for the static …

Interfacial area transport equation for bubble coalescence and breakup: developments and comparisons

H Chen, S Wei, W Ding, H Wei, L Li, H Saxén, H Long… - Entropy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bubble coalescence and breakup play important roles in physical-chemical processes and
bubbles are treated in two groups in the interfacial area transport equation (IATE). This …

Axial interfacial area transport and flow structure development in vertical upward bubbly and slug flow

G Wang, M Zhang, Z Dang, M Ishii - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2021 - Elsevier
To improve the interfacial area transport equation model in the bubbly to slug transition flow,
experiments are performed using the four-sensor conductivity probe for upward bubbly and …

Effect of two-group void fraction covariance correlations on interfacial drag predictions for two-fluid model calculations in large diameter pipes

A Swearingen, S Drewry, JP Schlegel… - Experimental and …, 2023 - Springer
Void fraction covariance has been introduced into the interfacial drag calculation used to
close the one-dimensional two-fluid model. A model for void fraction covariance has been …

Prediction of interfacial area concentration in a small diameter round pipe

G Wang, Q Zhu, Z Dang, X Yang, M Ishii - International Journal of Heat and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of interfacial area concentration (IAC) is of great importance in the two-
fluid model. As a promising IAC prediction method, the interfacial area transport equation …

Sensitivity of two-fluid model calculations to two-group drift-flux correlations used in the prediction of interfacial drag

A Swearingen, JP Schlegel, T Hibiki - Experimental and Computational …, 2022 - Springer
Void fraction prediction of the one-dimensional two-fluid model has been evaluated utilizing
a computational tool developed in MATLAB. Various drift-flux correlations, specifically those …

Two-group phase distribution characteristics for air-water flow in 5× 5 vertical rod bundle channel with mixing vane spacer grids

QY Ren, LM Pan, Z Pu, F Zhu, H He - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
The phase distribution in rod bundle channel was associated with the heat transfer
coefficient, flow resistance and critical heat flux, which was of great significance for the …

Improving the one-dimensional interfacial area transport equation using a physics-informed machine learning method

Z Dang - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
The interfacial area concentration modeling has been greatly improved with the
development of the interfacial area transport equation (IATE). The one-dimensional IATE …

Two-group interfacial area transport equation coupled with void transport equation in adiabatic steam water flows

ZJ Ooi, CS Brooks - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
The two-group coupled model with IATE is benchmarked with the recently available
adiabatic phase-change flow datasets. The current state of adiabatic phase-change data is …

Bubble diameter distribution and intergroup mass transfer coefficient in flows with phase change

L Zhu, ZJ Ooi, JL Bottini, CS Brooks, J Shan - International Journal of Heat …, 2020 - Elsevier
The intergroup mass transfer term is investigated in the multigroup two-fluid model. Past
intergroup mass transfer modeling is thoroughly reviewed, highlighting the limited …