Theoretical investigation of the diameter effect on flooding in countercurrent flow

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 307-324

  Jayanti, S ^a   Tokarz, A ^b   Hewitt, G F ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annular flow; Flooding; Gas liquid flow; Interfaces; Waves

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIQUID WAVES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ANNULAR FLOW; COUNTERCURRENT FLOW; DIAMETER EFFECT; FLOODING; GAS LIQUID FLOW; STANDING WAVES; TUBE DIAMETER; VERTICAL TUBES;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COUNTERCURRENT FLOW; FLOODING;

EID: 0030111548     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-9322(95)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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