Abstract
We experimentally investigated the flow mixing characteristics in a cross-flow plane in a bed of randomly packed spheres with a bed-to-bead ratio of 6.3. The velocity fields on four transverse planes were obtained by applying the matched-index-of-refraction (MIR) and time-resolved particle image velocimetry (TR-PIV) techniques at Reynolds numbers of 700 and 1,200. The combination of the MIR and TR-PIV techniques allow the flow to be analyzed non-invasively. From the obtained TR-PIV velocity vector fields, the first- and second-order flow statistics, such as mean velocity, root-mean-square fluctuating velocity, and Reynolds stress, were computed and presented in the paper. The TR-PIV results revealed various flow patterns in the transverse plane of the facility of randomly packed spheres, such as swirling flow structures, by-pass flows, and circulation flow regions.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 2019 - "Nuclear Power Saves the World!" |
| Publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9784888983051 |
| State | Published - May 18 2019 |
| Event | 27th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering: Nuclear Power Saves the World!, ICONE 2019 - Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan Duration: May 19 2019 → May 24 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE |
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| Volume | 2019-May |
Conference
| Conference | 27th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering: Nuclear Power Saves the World!, ICONE 2019 |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Tsukuba, Ibaraki |
| Period | 05/19/19 → 05/24/19 |
Funding
This research is financially supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, NEAMS project and under a contract DE-NE0008550.
Keywords
- Particle image velocimetry
- Porous Media
- Velocity measurement