简介:AvisualizedinvestigationwascarriedoutontheeffectofthedivergingangleonthebubblemotionandinterfacialbehaviorinaVenturi-typebubblegenerator.Itwasfoundtwoorthreelargevortexesformedinthedivergingsection,resultinginstrongreentrantjetflowinthefrontofthebubblesorslugsrushingoutofthethroat.Thejetflowinreturnbumpsintotheongoingbubblesorslugs,leadingtostronginteractionbetweenthegasandliquidphases.Thediverginganglehassignificantinfluenceonthereentrantflowprocessandtheperformanceofthebubblegeneratoraswell.Increasingthedivergingangleresultsinthereentrantflowmovingfurtherforwardtotheupstreamandintensifiestheinteractionbetweenthetwophases.Asaconsequence,thebreakuporcollapseofbubblesbecomesmoreviolent,wherebyfinerbubblesaregenerated.Assuch,thereentrantflowstronglylinkstotheperformanceoftheVenturichanneltakenasabubblegenerator,andthatamoderateincreaseinthediverginganglecanimproveitsperformancewithoutadditionalincreaseinflowresistancelikethatbyincreasingliquidflowrate.