Coalescence of two gas slugs rising in a co-current flowing liquid in vertical tubes

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 53, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 2973-2983

  Pinto, A M F R ^a   Coelho Pinheiro, M N ^b   Campos, J B L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Slug flow coalescence; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; FLOW INTERACTIONS; LAMINAR FLOW; PIPE FLOW; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENT FLOW; WAKES;

GAS SLUGS; SLUG COALESCENCE;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

COALESCENCE; GAS FLOW; PIPE FLOW; SLUG FLOW;

EID: 0032555612     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00121-3     Document Type: Article

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