Dynamic void fraction measurements in horizontal ducts with sudden area contraction

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 3807-3815

  Fossa, M ^a   Guglielmini, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DUCTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; PIPE FLOW; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

IMPEDANCE PROBE; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; SLUG FLOW; VOID FRACTION MEASUREMENTS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

PIPE FLOW; TWO-PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION;

PIPE FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOID;

EID: 0032432806     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(98)00111-2     Document Type: Article

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