Gas-liquid two-phase flow in microchannels part I: Two-phase flow patterns

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 377-394

  Triplett, K A ^a   Ghiaasiaan, S M ^a   Abdel Khalik, S I ^a   Sadowski, D L ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiabatic flow; Circular channels; Flow patterns; Microchannels; Non circular channels; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

AIR; CAPILLARY FLOW; CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VELOCITY; WATER;

ADIABATIC FLOW; CIRCULAR CHANNELS; GAS LIQUID TWO PHASE FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; NONCIRCULAR CHANNELS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

CHANNEL; FLOW PATTERN; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0033117338     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(98)00054-8     Document Type: Article

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