Some characteristics of air-water two-phase flow in small diameter vertical tubes

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 703-712

  Mishima, K ^a   Hibiki, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capillary tube; Flow measurement; Flow regime; Gas liquid flow; Neutron radiography; Pressure loss; Small diameter tube; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CAPILLARITY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; PIPE FLOW; VELOCITY;

AIR WATER FLOWS; CAPILLARY TUBE; DRIFT FLUX MODEL; FLOW REGIME; GAS LIQUID FLOW; PRESSURE LOSS; SMALL DIAMETER TUBE; VOID FRACTION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

PIPES-VERTICAL; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0030221711     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-9322(96)00010-9     Document Type: Article

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