Fluid flow through 90 degree bends

Developments in Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 107-128

  Spedding, P L ^a   Benard, E ^a   McNally, G M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RELIABILITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

CURVED PIPES; ELBOW BENDS;

PIPELINE BENDS;

EID: 1042300897     PISSN: 09691855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/apj.5500120109     Document Type: Article

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