Correlation of adiabatic two-phase pressure drop data using the frictional law of corresponding states

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 317-323

  Obot, N T ^a,b   Wambsganss, M W ^a   France, D M ^a,c   Jendrzejczyk, J A ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES; PLUG FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; SLUG FLOW; TWO-PHASE FLOW(GAS/LIQUID;

CORRELATION METHODS; FRICTION;

FLOW MECHANISM; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROP; LOCKHART MARTINELLI METHOD; MASS FLUX; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SINGLE PHASE FLOW; TWO PHASE PRESSURE DROP;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0027610220     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: 1528901X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2910141     Document Type: Article

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