The relation between the Taylor bubble motion and the velocity field ahead of it

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 25, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 957-975

  Polonsky, S ^a   Shemer, L ^a   Barnea, D ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Image processing; PIV; Two phase slug flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIQUIDS; PIPE; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; TAYLOR BUBBLE MOTION; TRANSPARENT VERTICAL PIPE; VELOCITY FIELD;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; IMAGE PROCESSING; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PIPE FLOW; SLUG FLOW;

BUBBLE; IMAGE PROCESSING; PIPE FLOW; SLUG FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0033368441     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(99)00037-3     Document Type: Article

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