In this study, a two-dimensional numerical analysis is made of the waves at the interface between the core and the annulus of a laminar core-annular flow in a vertical pipe. The Reynolds number did not exceed 600. The volume-of-fluid method in the interFoam solver from the OpenFOAM software package (version 2.1) was used. This solver employs finite volume discretization, and cell face interpolated variables play a major role in the solution algorithm. The influences on the waves of the pressure drop along the pipe, the buoyancy due to the density difference between the core liquid and annular liquid, the thickness of the annular layer, the viscosity of the core liquid, and the pipe length were considered. The surface tension at the interface in relation to several of these factors was also considered. In addition, theoretical and experimental results of previous studies were compared with our numerical results. Novel results were obtained that indicated the effects of the surface tension, pipe length, and thickness of the annular layer on the waves in laminar core-annular flow. Possible fouling of the pipe wall by the core liquid was also considered. The study and practical application of core-annular flow were found to be possible using numerical analysis.
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Waves, Laminar Core-annular Flow, Vertical Pipe, Numerical Study
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