Film thickness variation about a T-junction

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 305-328

  Conte, G ^a   Azzopardi, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Film thickness; Gas liquid; Horizontal; Phase separation; T junctions

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE; THIN FILMS;

FILM THICKNESS VARIATION;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

FILM THICKNESS; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 0037289845     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(02)00130-1     Document Type: Article

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