Dynamic visualization of two-phase flow patterns in a natural circulation loop

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1147-1169

  Hsieh, C C ^a   Wang, S B ^a   Pan, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Flow visualization; Image processing; Natural circulation; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGE PROCESSING;

CHURN FLOW; NATURAL CIRCULATION LOOPS; SLUG FLOW; TAGUCHI MATRIX; VOID FRACTION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

CIRCULATION; DYNAMICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUE; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NATURAL CIRCULATION;

EID: 0031277935     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9322(97)00026-8     Document Type: Article

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