Numerical prediction of two-phase flow behavior under seismic condition by use of interface tracking method

In this study, to develop the prediction technology of two-phase flow dynamics under earthquake acceleration, a detailed two-phase flow simulation code with an advanced interface tracking method TPFIT was expanded to two-phase flow simulation under earthquake conditions. In the expansion of the TPFIT, the oscillating acceleration attributed to the earthquake motion was introduced into the momentum equation of the two-phase flow as body force. And, to simulate fluctuation of the flow rate and shear force through a pipe wall, time dependent boundary conditions can be added in the numerical simulations. The bubbly flow in a horizontal pipe excited by oscillation acceleration and under the fluctuation of the liquid flow was simulated by using the expanded TPFIT. Predicted velocity distribution around bubbles and shapes of bubbles were compared with measured results under flow rate fluctuation and structure vibration. (author)