Experimental investigation of the two-phase discharge from a stratified region through two side branches oriented horizontally

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-128

  Hassan, I G ^a   Soliman, Hassan M ^a   Sims, G E ^a   Kowalski, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correlation; Experimental data; Horizontal orientation; Two side branches; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRAULICS; MASS TRANSFER; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

BRANCH SEPARATING DISTANCE TO DIAMETER RATIO; GAS ENTRAINMENT; HORIZONTAL ORIENTATION; HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE; LIQUID ENTRAINMENT; MASS FLOW RATE; TWO PHASE DISCHARGE; TWO SIDE BRANCHES;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

DISCHARGE RATE; TWO-PHASE FLOW(GAS/LIQUID);

EID: 0030221139     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0894-1777(96)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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