Experimental investigation of countercurrent liquid-vapor interactions and their effect on the friction factor

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-32

  Ma, H B ^a   Peterson, G P ^a   Peng, X F ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Countercurrent liquid vapor interactions; Experimental investigation; Liquid friction factor

Indexed keywords

COUNTERCURRENT FLOW; FRICTION; VAPOUR/LIQUID SYSTEMS;

CHANNEL FLOW; FRICTION; LIQUID WAVES; LIQUIDS; SURFACE WAVES; VAPORS; VELOCITY;

COUNTERCURRENT LIQUID VAPOR INTERACTIONS; LIQUID FRICTION FACTOR; VAPOR LIQUID INTERFACE;

FLOW INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0029674009     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0894-1777(95)00064-X     Document Type: Article

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