Motion characteristics of bubbles behind a sudden channel expansion

Abstract

Abstract Characteristics of movement of gas bubbles behind a sudden channel expansion were studied experimentally. The data on the distribution of the gas phase and speed of movement of bubbles were obtained. It is shown that at a distance from the sudden channel expansion the bubbles slow down, which relates to the slowing down of liquid due to an increase in the flow cross section. After the reattachment point, the bubbles move along a more curved path than upstream. It is shown that bubble clusters can form in the flow recovery zone. The velocity distribution in the channel was studied by means of laser Doppler anemometry (LDA).