A study of the bubble-to-slug transition in vertical gas-liquid flow in columns of different diameter

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 431-452

  Cheng, H ^a   Hills, J H ^a   Azzorpardi, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW OF WATER; SURFACES; TURBULENCE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

BUBBLE TO SLUG TRANSITION; COLUMN DIAMETER; IMPEDANCE VOID FRACTION METER; VERTICAL GAS LIQUID FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; SLUG FLOW;

BUBBLES; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SLUG FLOW;

EID: 0032051681     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(97)00067-0     Document Type: Article

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