Performance test of flow straightener with multiple parallel tubes

Jaebin Seonwoo; Hongjoon Shin; Joongcheol Paik

doi:10.3741/JKWRA.2024.57.10.687

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Performance test of flow straightener with multiple parallel tubes 다중병렬관을 이용한 흐름 정류장치의 성능 평가

31 October 2024. pp. 687-697

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Abstract

Providing a uniform velocity distribution at the inlet of the experimental flume through removing eddies, air bubbles, swirling flow and excessive velocity fluctuations as quickly and efficiently as possible is very important for the accurate reproduction and measurement of both flow velocity and phenomenon in the test reach. In this study, the flow straightener (FS) using multiple parallel PC (ploycarbonate) tubes was developed to increase the accuracy of flow measurement by quickly eliminating excessive velocity fluctuations and air bubbles. It was confirmed through a series of hydraulic experiments that FS using PC tubes can reduce the turbulence intensity (TI) by nearly half under all experimental configurations. The FS of PC tubes with a diameter of 20 mm and a length of 0.3 m can reduce the TI by more than 60% and the value can be maintained at about 2.4% that is in common at the inlet cross-section of the experimental flume. When the tube length is 0.3 m, the magnitude of TI decreases linearly as the tube diameter decreases, and it is desirable to keep the tube diameter at 20 mm to provide a definite flow conditioning effect. Small air bubbles formed at high flow conditions are found to grow in size and quickly rise to the free surface at the rising velocity of about 0.24 m/s due to increased buoyancy as they pass through the tubes. The removal function of air bubbles was not sensitive to the diameter and length of the PC tubes.

Keywords

Multiple parallel tubes

Flow straightener

Hydraulic experiment

Turbulence intensity

Air bubbles

실험 개수로의 유입단면에서 와, 공기방울, 소용돌이 흐름 및 과도한 유속 변동을 가능한 짧은 구간에서 효율적으로 제거하여 균일한 유속분포를 제공하는 것은 시험구간에서의 정확한 유속 측정과 흐름 현상 재현에 매우 중요하다. 이 연구에서는 과도한 유속 변동과 공기방울을 빠르게 제어함으로써 흐름 측정의 정확도를 높이기 위해 다중병렬관을 이용한 정류장치를 개발하였다. 개발한 정류장치 장치의 흐름 안정화 성능을 수리 실험을 통해 확인하였다. 다중병렬관을 이용한 정류장치는 모든 실험 조건에서 유속 변동의 지표인 난류강도를 절반 가까이 줄일 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 직경이 20 mm이고 길이가 0.3 m인 정류관을 사용할 때 난류강도를 약 60% 이상 감소시켜 일반적인 실험수로 유입단면에서의 난류강도인 약 2.4%의 값을 유지할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 관의 길이가 0.3 m인 경우 난류강도의 크기는 관의 직경을 감소시킴에 따라 선형적으로 분명하게 감소하였다. 일반적인 실험실 규모 조건에서 확실한 정류 효과를 확보하기 위해서는 정류관의 직경을 20 mm로 유지하는 것이 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 고유량 조건에서 발생하는 작은 공기방울은 다중병렬관을 통과하면서 크기가 커짐에 따라 증가한 부력에 의해 약 0.24 m/s의 속도로 빠르게 수면으로 상승하여 제거 되었다. 정류장치의 공기방울 제거 성능은 정류관의 직경과 길이에 민감하지 않은 것으로 나타났다.

키워드

다중병렬관

정류장치

수리실험

난류강도

공기방울

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Publisher :KOREA WATER RESOURECES ASSOCIATION
Publisher(Ko) :한국수자원학회
Journal Title :Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
Journal Title(Ko) :한국수자원학회 논문집
Volume : 57
No :10
Pages :687-697
Received Date : 2024-08-20
Revised Date : 2024-09-22
Accepted Date : 2024-09-25
DOI :https://doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2024.57.10.687

Journal of Korea Water Resources Association ISSN:2799-8746(Print) 2799-8754(Online) 한국수자원학회 논문집

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