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spelling Wang, Yi Wang, Yan Cheng, Zhe 2073-4360 MDPI AG Polymers and Plastics General Chemistry http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym11040596 <jats:p>Drag reduction by polymer is an important energy-saving technology, which can reduce pumping pressure or promote the flow rate of the pipelines transporting fluid. It has been widely applied to single-phase pipelines, such as oil pipelining, district heating systems, and firefighting. However, the engineering application of the drag reduction technology in two-phase flow systems has not been reported. The reason is an unrevealed complex mechanism of two-phase drag reduction and lack of numerical tools for mechanism study. Therefore, we aim to propose governing equations and numerical methods of direct numerical simulation (DNS) for two-phase gas-liquid drag-reducing flow and try to explain the reason for the two-phase drag reduction. Efficient interface tracking method—coupled volume-of-fluid and level set (VOSET) and typical polymer constitutive model Giesekus are combined in the momentum equation of the two-phase turbulent flow. Interface smoothing for conformation tensor induced by polymer is used to ensure numerical stability of the DNS. Special features and corresponding explanations of the two-phase gas-liquid drag-reducing flow are found based on DNS results. High shear in a high Reynolds number flow depresses the efficiency of the gas-liquid drag reduction, while a high concentration of polymer promotes the efficiency. To guarantee efficient drag reduction, it is better to use a high concentration of polymer drag-reducing agents (DRAs) for high shear flow.</jats:p> Direct Numerical Simulation of Gas-Liquid Drag-Reducing Cavity Flow by the VOSET Method Polymers
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spelling Wang, Yi Wang, Yan Cheng, Zhe 2073-4360 MDPI AG Polymers and Plastics General Chemistry http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym11040596 <jats:p>Drag reduction by polymer is an important energy-saving technology, which can reduce pumping pressure or promote the flow rate of the pipelines transporting fluid. It has been widely applied to single-phase pipelines, such as oil pipelining, district heating systems, and firefighting. However, the engineering application of the drag reduction technology in two-phase flow systems has not been reported. The reason is an unrevealed complex mechanism of two-phase drag reduction and lack of numerical tools for mechanism study. Therefore, we aim to propose governing equations and numerical methods of direct numerical simulation (DNS) for two-phase gas-liquid drag-reducing flow and try to explain the reason for the two-phase drag reduction. Efficient interface tracking method—coupled volume-of-fluid and level set (VOSET) and typical polymer constitutive model Giesekus are combined in the momentum equation of the two-phase turbulent flow. Interface smoothing for conformation tensor induced by polymer is used to ensure numerical stability of the DNS. Special features and corresponding explanations of the two-phase gas-liquid drag-reducing flow are found based on DNS results. High shear in a high Reynolds number flow depresses the efficiency of the gas-liquid drag reduction, while a high concentration of polymer promotes the efficiency. To guarantee efficient drag reduction, it is better to use a high concentration of polymer drag-reducing agents (DRAs) for high shear flow.</jats:p> Direct Numerical Simulation of Gas-Liquid Drag-Reducing Cavity Flow by the VOSET Method Polymers
spellingShingle Wang, Yi, Wang, Yan, Cheng, Zhe, Polymers, Direct Numerical Simulation of Gas-Liquid Drag-Reducing Cavity Flow by the VOSET Method, Polymers and Plastics, General Chemistry
title Direct Numerical Simulation of Gas-Liquid Drag-Reducing Cavity Flow by the VOSET Method
title_full Direct Numerical Simulation of Gas-Liquid Drag-Reducing Cavity Flow by the VOSET Method
title_fullStr Direct Numerical Simulation of Gas-Liquid Drag-Reducing Cavity Flow by the VOSET Method
title_full_unstemmed Direct Numerical Simulation of Gas-Liquid Drag-Reducing Cavity Flow by the VOSET Method
title_short Direct Numerical Simulation of Gas-Liquid Drag-Reducing Cavity Flow by the VOSET Method
title_sort direct numerical simulation of gas-liquid drag-reducing cavity flow by the voset method
title_unstemmed Direct Numerical Simulation of Gas-Liquid Drag-Reducing Cavity Flow by the VOSET Method
topic Polymers and Plastics, General Chemistry
url http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym11040596