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Postdoc-Project: Drop-flowing-film interaction

  • Period:
    2010-01-01 -- 2012-05-31
  • Fellowship:
    SINTEF Energy Research, Low-emission LNG systems.
  • Sponser:
    The partners GDF SUEZ, Statoil and the Petromaks programme of the Research Council of Norway (193062/S60).
  • Description:
    Droplets impinge with a flowing liquid film of various angles, thickness and velocities. The investigation will give insight information on droplet behaviours in the phase-separation units in LNG systems, as well as in other applications, with more application-geared experimental-conditions.

Research focus1 and interest2

  • Multiphase flow1: Droplet\colloid interefacial phenomena.
  • Optical and laser diagnostics1: hi-speed shadowgraphy, LDV, micro-PIV.
  • Experimental reactor and process development1.
  • Spray impact and characterization2.
  • Environmental and energy topics2: renewable energy and CO2 technology.

Selected publications

  • PhD thesis

    Zhao, H. An Experimental Investigation of Liquid Droplets Impinging Vertically on a Deep Liquid Pool (2009). PhD thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). ISBN 978-82-471-1864-1.

  • Journal articles

    Zhao, H., Brunsvold, A. and Munkejord, S. T. (2011). Transition between coalescence and bouncing of droplets on a deep liquid pool. International Journal of Multiphase Flow 37: 1109--1119. Preprint.

    Zhao, H., Brunsvold, A. and Munkejord, S. T. (2011). Investigation of droplets impinging on a deep pool - Transition from coalescence to jetting. Experiments in Fluids 50 (3): 621--635. Postprint.

    Zhao, H., Brunsvold, A., Munkejord, S. T and Mølnvik, M. (2010). An experimental method for studying the discrete droplet impact phenomena in a flammable gas environment. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 2 (5): 259--269. Preprint.

  • Conference papers

    Zhao, H., Valée, N., Dorao, C. A., and Munkejord, S. T. One step further from detailed experiments to design of heat exchangers for natural-gas liquefaction plants (2011). In: 2nd Trondheim Gas Technology Conference. Trondheim, Norway. (Submitted.)

    Zhao, H., Ecualt, R., Dorao, C. A., and Munkejord, S. T. Splashing of water droplets on a tilted flowing liquid film (2011). In: DIPSI Workshop on Droplet Impact Phenomena & Spray Investigation. Bergamo, Italy.

    Zhao, H., Brunsvold, A., Munkejord, S. T and Mølnvik, M. An experimental method for studying the discrete droplet impact phenomena in a flammable gas environment (2010). In: 16th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG 16). Oran, Algeria.

    Zhao, H., Brunsvold, A., Pettersen, J., Munkejord, S. T. On the path from detailed experiments and calculations to design of heat exchangers for natural-gas liquefaction plants (2009). In: 1st Trondheim Gas Technology Conference. Trondheim, Norway.

    Olsen, R., Maråk, K. A., Zhao, H. and Munkejord, S. T. An experimental and computational strategy for an increased understanding of two-phase flow of natural gas (2007). In: J. P. Meyer, editor, Proceedings of HEFAT2007 - Fifth International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics an Thermodynamics. Sun City, South Africa. ISBN 978-1-86854-6435.