Gas-liquid two-phase flow in microchannels Part II: Void fraction and pressure drop

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 395-410

  Triplett, K A ^a   Ghiaasiaan, S M ^a   Abdel Khalik, S I ^a   LeMouel, A ^a   McCord, B N ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow patterns; Friction; Hold up; Microchannels; Pressure drop; Two phase flow; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

AIR; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW PATTERNS; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE DROP; VELOCITY; WATER;

GAS LIQUID TWO PHASE FLOW; HOLD-UP; MICROCHANNELS; VOID FRACTION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

CHANNEL; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PRESSURE DROP; VOID FRACTION;

EID: 0033117546     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(98)00055-X     Document Type: Article

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