Research Article

Effects of Diameters on Countercurrent Flow Limitation at a Square Top End in Vertical Pipes

Table 1

Experimental conditions (D, diameter; h, water level; our judgement of the condition).

ReferenceTop endD [mm]h [mm]

Wallis and Kuo [11]Protruding6.4, 19, 31.2, 38.2,< 7
63.5, 113, 145
Bharathan et al. [12]Protruding 19, 148, 250 Mid-level
Square19, 25, 51, 148
Richter [9](Protruding)19, 25, 32, 38, 44, 51,(< 7)
64, 76, 89, 100, 140
Matsumura and Square12, 2050, 100, 200
Kaminaga [13]
Doi et al. [10]Square30, 45, 60 (UT1)  200 
30, 45, 60 (UT2)  200 
30 (UT3)100, 200, 300, 450, 600