Abstract
To evaluate the effect of wall surface wettability on the characteristics of upward gas-liquid annular two-phase flow in a vertical pipe, an experimental study was performed using two test pipes: an acrylic pipe and a FEP pipe. Measured contact angles on the acrylic and FEP pipe surfaces were 60° and 80°, respectively. Basic flow characteristics such as liquid film thickness and liquid entrainment ratio were respectively measured by a laser focus displacement meter and a suction method. At relatively high gas flow rate and low liquid flow rate conditions, a reduction of the surface wettability by the FEP pipe enhanced the interfacial waves on liquid film, and caused an increase in the liquid entrainment ratio and a decrease in the liquid film thickness.
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