Erosion-corrosion due to inclined flow into heat exchanger tubes

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED

Volumn 237, Issue , 1996, Pages 595-600

  Elvery, David G ^a   Bremhorst, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCLINED FLOW; RECIRCULATION BUBBLE; WALL PRESSURE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CAVITATION CORROSION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WEAR OF MATERIALS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0030364239     PISSN: 08888116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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