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Offline Srhjnf

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How to calculate compressibility for a bubbly (H2O) fluid?
« on: April 12, 2013, 03:59:51 AM »
Hi everyone:

I'm writing code for doing fluid flow calculations. I'm trying to figure out whether to make flow compressible or incompressible.  This is a big decision. 

When it does not contain bubbles, the fluid can be approximated as incompressible.  I want to know approximately how compressible the fluid can get when it contains a certain volume or mass fraction of H2O bubbles. 

How would I do this?

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Re: How to calculate compressibility for a bubbly (H2O) fluid?
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2013, 04:14:24 AM »
One idea would be to treat the water fraction as incompressible and model the bubble fraction by an ideal gas law. That should give you a net compressibility.

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