An experimental study of freely falling films in a vertical tube

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 53, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 3501-3512

  Karimi, G ^a   Kawaji, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annular flow; Falling film; Flow visualization

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THIN FILMS; TURBULENCE;

ANNULAR FLOW; FREE FALLING LIQUID FILMS; LASER-INDUCED PHOTOCHROMIC DYE TRACER TECHNIQUES;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

ANNULAR FLOW; FALLING FILM; FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 0032538656     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00159-6     Document Type: Article

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