Multiphase Science and Technology A Quarterly

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2006, Volume18

Issue 4

111 pages

DOI: 10.1615/MultScienTechn.v18.i4

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J. Yin
Center for Multiphase Flow, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA

Richard T. Lahey, Jr.
Center for Multiphase Research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590, USA

Michael Z. Podowski
Center for Multiphase Flow, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA, 12180-3590

M. K. Jensen
Center for Multiphase Flow, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA

It is well known that phase change systems may experience various system instabilities, such as: Ledinegg type excursive instabilities, density-wave oscillations (DWO) and pressure-drop oscillations (PDO). Moreover, there can be interaction between these instability modes.
The experimentally observed interaction of DWO and PDO instability modes is, for the first time, predicted in this paper. This interaction is particularly important in low pressure phase change systems, such as those which have been proposed by NASA to support their future missions associated with the human exploration and development of space (e.g., the manned mission to Mars).

DOI: 10.1615/MultScienTechn.v18.i4.30 Download article, 359-385 pages

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