Modelling the split of horizontal annular flow at a T-junction

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 713-720

  Azzopardi, B J ^a   Rea, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annular gas liquid flow; Horizontal annular flow; Modelling; Phase split; T junction

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS;

HORIZONTAL ANNULAR FLOW;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; MODELING; T-JOINT;

EID: 0033508508     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387699526854     Document Type: Article

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