Pressure effects on the slug to churn transition

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 25, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 1225-1241

  Watson, M J ^a   Hewitt, G F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Churn flow; Flooding; Flow regimes; Gas liquid flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CHURN FLOW; GAS LIQUID FLOW; SLUG FLOW;

TRANSITION FLOW;

CHURNING; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; PRESSURE; SLUG FLOW; TRANSITION FLOW;

PRESSURE EFFECT; SLUG FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0033399945     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(99)00060-9     Document Type: Article

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