Investigation of flow structures in vertical slug flow

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 37-48

  Kawaji, M ^a   DeJesus, J M ^a   Tudose, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; PIPE FLOW; VELOCITY;

VELOCITY PROFILES;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0031274262     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-5493(97)00160-x     Document Type: Article

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