Gas-liquid two-phase flow patterns and pressure drop in a horizontal micro-rod bundle

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1281-1294

  Narrow, T L ^a   Ghiaasiaan, S M ^a   Abdel Khalik, S I ^a   Sadowski, D L ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow patterns; Microchannel; Pressure drop; Rod bundle; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW PATTERN; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 0034035487     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(99)00086-5     Document Type: Article

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