Gas-liquid two-phase flow regimes in rectangular channels with mini/micro gaps

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 411-432

  Xu, J L ^a   Cheng, P ^a   Zhao, T S ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Flow regime; High speed photography; Mini micro channels; Transition criterion

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; WATER;

ANNULAR FLOW; BUBBLE RISING VELOCITY; BUBBLY FLOW; CHANNEL GAP; CHURN TURBULENT FLOW; FLOW REGIMES; GAS LIQUID TWO PHASE FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; SLUG FLOW; TRANSITION CRITERION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

CHANNEL; FLOW REGIME RELATIONS; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0033117535     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(98)00057-3     Document Type: Article

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