Abstract
Entrainment of liquid from the film surface by high-velocity gas stream strongly affects mass, momentum and heat transfer in annular flow. The construction of basic assumptions for simplified physical models of the flow, as well as validation of numerical models, requires detailed experimental investigation of droplet entrainment process and the preceding stages of film surface evolution. The present paper analyzes the achievements and perspectives of application of various experimental approaches to qualitative and quantitative characterization of droplet entrainment. Optical visualization in at least two planes simultaneously may provide enough information on transitional liquid structures and detaching droplets, given that the side-view image is not obscured by the wall film. A planar LIF technique is not suitable for this purpose, since real objects are hidden by curved agitated interface and replaced by optical artifacts. To characterize the waves evolving into the transitional liquid structures, film thickness measurements in the plane of the wall are necessary. Such measurements can be achieved by intensity-based optical techniques, such as Brightness-Based LIF, near-infrared or X-ray attenuation techniques, combined with the side-view observations.
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