Relation of slug stability to shedding rate

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 809-828

  Woods, B D ^a   Hanratty, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas liquid pipe flow; Slug flow; Stability of slugs; Stability of stratified flows

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW PATTERNS; LIQUIDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STABILITY; SURFACE TENSION;

GAS LIQUID PIPE FLOW; SHEDDING RATE; SLUG FLOW; SLUG STABILITY; STRATIFIED FLOW;

PIPE FLOW;

GAS FLOWS; PIPES; SLUG FLOW;

EID: 0030238320     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-9322(96)00028-6     Document Type: Article

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