Experimental Study on Rising Velocity of Different Nitrogen Bubbles in of Circular Pipe.

Nitrogen bubble rising velocity in bottom of circular pipe has been studied by virtual experiment with high-speed camera. The obtained images are processed systematically. Based on Cole’s and Mendelson’s empirical formula of bubble rising velocity, fitting formula of nitrogen bubble rising velocity in bottom of circular pipe has been acquired through analyzing nitrogen bubble rising velocity. The treatment results of experimental data show that the rising velocity is related with the diameter of bubbles. And rising velocity of slug bubble is relative to L/D and change law is found. Through this experiment, we research rising velocity’s change law, which is the spade work to study propagation mechanism of nitrogen slug bubble in circular pipe. © 2007 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]