Distribution Control of Particles in Solid-Liquid Two-Phase Flow by Using Swirl Flow at a Manifold

Abstract

The paper deals with a distribution problem of solid balls in water at a manifold. In the experiment, a small scale experimental equipment of the manifold was made. The distribution of polystyrene solid particles at horizontal manifolds was measured on the distributed particle number at each tube after the manifold. In order to distribute particles equally, a swirl flow was used at the manifold. The experimental results show that the swirl flow was very effective to change the distribution profile of the solid particles.