A study was undertaken to predict steady flow conditions in two-phase steam/water flows in safety/relief discharge piping systems. The homogeneous-equilibrium model was used for the two-phase flow along with the ASME Steam Tables in subroutine form as a state equation. The approach can also accommodate single-phase flows of superheated steam or subcooled liquid. Subroutines were developed to simulate flows through isentropic area changes, abrupt area changes, adiabatic constant area pipes with friction, valves, two-phase shock waves, and mass addition at pipe junctions. These subroutines were combined to predict conditions in arbitrary complex piping systems. Sample calculations which treat both single line and multiple-branch piping systems are included.
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November 1982
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Computational Simulation of High-Speed Steady Homogeneous Two-Phase Flow in Complex Piping Systems
D. B. Bliss,
D. B. Bliss
Continuum Dynamics Inc., Princeton, N.J.; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 08544
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T. R. Quackenbush,
T. R. Quackenbush
Continuum Dynamics Inc., Princeton, N.J. 08540
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M. E. Teske
M. E. Teske
Continuum Dynamics Inc., Princeton, N.J. 08540
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D. B. Bliss
Continuum Dynamics Inc., Princeton, N.J.; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 08544
T. R. Quackenbush
Continuum Dynamics Inc., Princeton, N.J. 08540
M. E. Teske
Continuum Dynamics Inc., Princeton, N.J. 08540
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. Nov 1982, 104(4): 272-277 (6 pages)
Published Online: November 1, 1982
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Received:
April 9, 1981
Revised:
July 6, 1982
Online:
November 5, 2009
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Bliss, D. B., Quackenbush, T. R., and Teske, M. E. (November 1, 1982). "Computational Simulation of High-Speed Steady Homogeneous Two-Phase Flow in Complex Piping Systems." ASME. J. Pressure Vessel Technol. November 1982; 104(4): 272–277. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3264217
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