Abstract Two phase gas–liquid flow in pipes is widely spread in space applications: bubble flows appear in cryogenic components transport through fuel/oxidant supply lines. Another important application is based on the fact that in liquid flows with small bubbles a close contact between the two phases occurs resulting in high rates of transfer between them. The compactness of a system makes it ideally suited to serve as a space-based two-phase bio-reactor which forms an important unit in environmental control and life support system deployed onboard. A numerical method was developed for solving a nonlinear problem of thermal interaction between a spherical gas bubble and surrounding liquid. The system of equations for describing this interaction was formulated. It includes ordinary and nonlinear partial differential equations. The problem was solved using finite-difference technique by dividing the system into spherical layers inside the bubble and employing the new variable which “freezes” the moving boundary of the bubble. A numerical solution is obtained for the problem of radial bubble motion induced by a sudden pressure change in the liquid—a situation which corresponds to the behavior of bubbles beyond a shock wave front when the latter enters a bubble curtain.
Highlights ► A numerical method was developed for solving a nonlinear problem. ► Spherical gas bubble and surrounding liquid problem includes ordinary and nonlinear partial differential equations. ► The problem was solved using finite-difference technique.
Numerical solution of nonlinear heat problem with moving boundary
Acta Astronautica ; 70 ; 1-5
2011-07-28
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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