Abstract:
Based on Ergun equation, the Chisholm parameter
Y and two-phase multiplier
Φl0 for porous media channel were defined to predict two-phase pressure drop during flow boiling in porous media channel with internal heat source. Effects of exit quality
xe, mass flux
G and particle diameter
d on parameters
Y and
Φl0 were identified by theoretical analysis and experimental measurements. A Lockhart-Martinelli (L-M) type correlation for predicting two-phase pressure drop was proposed and it can make more reasonable predictions to experimental results than other correlations available in literature.