A numerical study of the hydrodynamics of a falling liquid film on the internal surface of a downward tapered cone

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-182

  Al Hawaj, Osamah ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Falling film; Hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

FALLING LIQUID FILMS; FROUDE NUMBER;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

CONE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID FILM; VAPOR;

EID: 0033572495     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(99)00089-3     Document Type: Article

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