Three-dimensional modeling of gas injection into a closed liquid-filled tube region

Abstract

Three-dimensional modeling of air injection into a closed pipe region filled with liquid (water, liquid lead) is carried out at high pressure drops. It is shown that in the three-dimensional calculation, the instability of the interphase surface in the form of ring waves of deformation on the upper surface of the projectile is significantly manifested. When air is injected into water, the difference in the configuration of the interphase surface obtained in axisymmetric (two-dimensional) and three-dimensional calculations is insignificant. When injected into a liquid with a substantially higher density (liquid lead), this difference is especially pronounced in the compression phase of the gas projectile.