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13.7.1.2: Acceleration Pressure Loss

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    The acceleration pressure loss can be estimated by

    \[ -\left. \dfrac{dP}{dx} \right|_a = \dot{m} \, \dfrac{dU_m} {dx}
    \label{phase:eq:accPL}
    \]

    The acceleration pressure loss (can be positive or negative) results from change of density and the change of cross section. Equation (35) can be written as

    \[ -\left. \dfrac{dP}{dx} \right|_a =
    \dot{m}\, \dfrac{d} {dx} \left( \cfrac{\dot{m}} {A\,\rho_m} \right)
    \label{phase:eq:accPLa}
    \] Or in an explicit way equation (36) becomes

    \[ -\left. \dfrac{dP}{dx} \right|_a =
    {\dot{m}}^2 \left[
    \overbrace{\dfrac{1}{A} \, \dfrac{d} {dx} \left( \dfrac{1} {\rho_m} \right)}
    ^{\text{pressure loss due to density change}} +
    \overbrace{\dfrac{1}{\rho_m\,A^2} \dfrac{dA} {dx}}
    ^{\text{pressure loss due to area change}}
    \right]
    \label{phase:eq:accPLae}
    \] There are several special cases. The first case where the cross section is constant, \(\left. dA \right/ dx = 0\). In second case is where the mass flow rates of gas and liquid is constant in which the derivative of \(X\) is zero, \(\left. dX \right/ dx = 0\). The third special case is for constant density of one phase only, \(\left. d\rho_L \right/ dx = 0\). For the last point, the private case is where densities are constant for both phases.

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    • Dr. Genick Bar-Meir. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or later or Potto license.


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