Flow characteristics and circulatory motion in wavy falling films with and without counter-current gas flow

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 25, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 1305-1319

  Karimi, G ^a   Kawaji, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circulatory motion; Counter current gas flow; Flow characteristics; Wavy falling films

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; SHEAR WAVES; THIN FILMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENCE; WAVE EFFECTS;

CIRCULATORY MOTION; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; INTERFACIAL SHEAR; PHOTOCHROMIC TRACER TECHNIQUE; WAVY FALLING FILMS;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

CIRCULATION; COUNTERCURRENT FLOW; FALLING FILM; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; GAS FLOW; LIQUID FILM; WAVY FLOW;

FILM; FLOW STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033392797     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(99)00044-0     Document Type: Article

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