Effect of non-condensation gas on pressure oscillation of submerged steam jet condensation

The effect of air with low mass fraction on the oscillation intensity and oscillation frequency of a submerged steam jet condensation is investigated under stable condensation region. With air mixing in steam, an obvious dynamic pressure peak appears along the jet direction. The intensity peak increases monotonously with the rise of steam mass flux and water temperature. Peak position moves downstream with the rise of air mass fraction. Moreover, when compared with that of pure steam jet, the oscillation intensity clearly decreases as air is mixed. However, when water temperature is lower than approximately 45 °C, oscillation intensity increases slightly with the rise of air mass fraction, and when water temperature is higher than 55 °C, the oscillation intensity decreases greatly with the rise of air mass fraction. Both the first and second dominant frequencies decrease with rise of air mass fraction. Finally, effect of air mass fractions on the oscillation power of the first and second dominant frequency bands shows similar trends. Under low water temperature, the mixed air has little effect on the oscillation power of both first and second frequency bands. However, when water temperature is high, the oscillation power of both first and second frequency bands appears an obvious peak when air mass fraction is about 1%. With further rise of air mass fraction, the oscillation power decreases gradually.