Prediction of the effects of liquid viscosity on interfacial shear stress and frictional pressure drop in vertical upward gas-liquid annular flow

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 587-603

  Fukano, T ^a   Furukawa, T ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SASEBO NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; LIQUIDS; MANOMETERS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; SHEAR STRESS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WATER;

ANNULAR FLOW; INTERFACIAL FRICTION FACTOR; LIQUID VISCOSITY; MEAN LIQUID FILM THICKNESS; U TUBE MANOMETER; VERTICAL UPWARD FLOW;

VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

ANNULAR FLOW; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; VISCOSITY;

ANNULAR FLOW; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PRESSURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0032096455     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(97)00070-0     Document Type: Article

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