The influence of small tube diameter on falling film and flooding phenomena

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1311-1331

  Mouza, A A ^a   Paras, S V ^a   Karabelas, A J ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Falling film; Flooding; Low Reynolds number; Vertical small diameter tube

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY; WAVES;

FALLING FILM;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

FALLING FILM; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 0036683754     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(02)00033-2     Document Type: Article

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