Numerical simulation of the steady movement of a foam film in a tube

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 623-630

  Barigou, M ^a   Deshpande, N S ^a   Wiggers, F N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Film flow; Foam film; Meniscus; Plateau border; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRESSURE DROP; SHEARING; THIN FILMS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VISCOSITY;

FOAM FILMS;

FOAMS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FOAM; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY FLOW;

EID: 0042020109     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387603322150471     Document Type: Article

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