Two-phase flow pattern in small diameter tubes with the presence of horizontal return bend

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2975-2981

  Wang, Chi Chung ^a   Chen, Ing Youn ^b   Yang, Yung Wei ^b   Chang, Yu Juei ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Return bend; Two phase flow pattern

Indexed keywords

AIR; MIXTURES; SWIRLING FLOW; WATER;

TWO-PHASE FLOW PATTERNS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

BEND; FLOW PATTERN; TUBE ARRAY; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0037870168     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(03)00071-1     Document Type: Article

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