Validation of two-fluid model for water hammer in elastic pipes

In this article, the two-phase water hammer theoretical and numerical simulation are provided. A mathematical formulation is presented to describe transient one-dimensional flow of bubbly gas-liquid mixtures without phase change in an horizontal pipe. The features two-fluid model for simulating flows investigated. governing equations were obtained from mass momentum conservation laws combined with interfacial interaction correlations. system steady-state solved through Runge-Kutta method. On other hand, equation solutions provided by Newton-Raphson methods. laborious calculation was carried out determine common pressure two phases. order improve robustness efficiency Richtmeyer-Lax-Wendroff method solving model, a flux corrected transport technique proposed. results proposed compared successfully corresponding homogeneous equilibrium experimental ones literature.