Wave venation in downward gas‐liquid two‐phase flow (part II, cluster analysis for huge waves and disturbance waves and characteristics of those waves)

Abstract

Wave velocities and wave widths were determined using wave-vein analysis for a wide range of air and water flow rates. Cluster analysis by a K-mean algorithm was applied to the discrimination between huge and disturbance waves for the present experimental conditions. Individual waves discriminated by cluster analysis reasonably correspond to those recognized from the relation between wave velocity and wave width. Appearance flow conditions for liquid slug, huge and disturbance waves were clarified. The characteristics of wave velocity, wave width, and maximum liquid holdup for huge and disturbance waves are discussed. Comparison between liquid slug, huge wave and disturbance wave flow parameters reveals that there exist distinct differences in wave width of these waves