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Improvement of Nozzle Performance for Flashing Expansion of Initially Subcooled Hot Water

Research Project

Project/Area Number 62460100
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Thermal engineering
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

FUJII Terushige (1988)  Faculty of Engineering, Kobe University, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (70031143)

赤川 浩爾 (1987)  神戸大学, 工学部, 教授 (30031032)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OHTA Junichi  The Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Research Associa, 大学院自然科学研究科, 助手 (20168941)
TAKENAKA Nobuyuki  Faculty of Engineering, Kobe University, Research Associate, 工学部, 助手 (50171658)
AKAGAWA Koji  Institute of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University, Professor, 理工学研究所, 教授 (30031032)
藤井 照重  神戸大学, 工学部, 助教授 (70031143)
Project Period (FY) 1987 – 1988
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1988)
Budget Amount *help
¥7,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,900,000)
Fiscal Year 1988: ¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000)
Fiscal Year 1987: ¥5,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000)
KeywordsEnergy conservation / Geothermal resources / Nozzle Performance / Liquid-Gas Two-Phase Flow / Thermal noncquilibrium / Flashing / Nozzle design / 臨界流量 / 地熱発電 / 二相流ノズル / 臨界流 / トータルフロータービン / 二相流膨張機 / 熱力学的非平衝 / 省エネルギー
Research Abstract

It was made clear that the degree of thermal nonequilibrium near a nozzle throat affects the performance characteristics of nozzles, such as the critial flowrate, the pressure profile along the axis of the nozzle, the thrust, and the thrust coefficient. As the degree of the thermalnonequilibrium increases, the delay time of flashing inception becomes longer, and droplets in the nozzle are not accelerated fully and the slip between gas and liquid ratio becomes larger. Thus, it is necessary to decrease the magnitude of the thermal nonequilibrium near the nozzle throat for improving the nozzle performance.
First of all, the performance characteristics and the reason why the nozzle efficiency de-creases were studied experimentally using conventional convergent-divergent nozzles. Second, the relationship that a pressure undershoot (as one of the degree of thermal nonequilibrium) decreases with decreasing a decompressive rate was applied to the nozzle design. It was found that the thrust coefficient of the nozzle is improved in this manner. Third, it is known that disturbance stimulates the flashing inception. Thus, the nozzle installed thin wires in the divergent passage was designed to make disturbance and then tested. The nozzles with the thin wires showed higher thrust coefficient. A methodof determining the cross-secectional area at the nozzle exit was also proposed. Last, it is important to measure axial void fraction profiles from the viewpoint of a critical flow modeling. Measurement of the axial void fraction profiles in the nozzle was tried by using neutron radio-graphy.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1988 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1987 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All Other

All Publications (12 results)

  • [Publications] K.,Akagawa: Proc.of 1987 ASME・JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference. 5. 403-410 (1987)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.,Akagawa: JSME International Journal,Ser.II. 31. 718-726 (1988)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.,Akagawa: Proc.of Second International Symposium on Multi-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer. (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] T.,Fujii: Proc.of International Conference Mechanics of Two-Phase Flow. (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Akagawa: "A Study of Performance Characteristics of the Nozzles for Subcooled Hot Water" Proc. of 1987 ASME.JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference. 5. 403-410 (1987)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Akagawa: "Performance Characteristics of Divergent-Convergent Nozzles for Subcooled Hot Water," JSME International Journal, Ser.II. 31. 718-726 (1988)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Akagawa: "Performance Characteristics of Nozzles for Subcooled Hot Water (Improvement of Nozzle Performance)" Proc. of Second International Symposium on Multi-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer. (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] T.Fujii: "Visualization and Void Fraction Measurement of a One-Compornent Two-Phase Flow in a Nozzle by Neutron Radiography" Proc. of International Conference Mechanics of Two-Phase Flow. (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Akagawa: Proc.of 1987 ASME・JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference. 5. 403-410 (1987)

    • Related Report
      1988 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] K.Akagawa: JSME International Journal,Ser.II. 31. 718-726 (1988)

    • Related Report
      1988 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] K.Akagawa: Proc.of Second Internationals Symposium on Multi-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer. (1989)

    • Related Report
      1988 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] T.Fujii: Proc.of International Conference Mechanics of Two-Phase Flow. (1989)

    • Related Report
      1988 Annual Research Report

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