Interfacial measurements in stratified types of flow. Part I: New optical measurement technique and dry angle measurements

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-124

  Ursenbacher, Thierry ^a   Wojtan, Leszek ^a   Thome, John R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dry angle; Flow boiling; Free surface detection; Liquid vapor interface; Stratified flows; Two phase flows; Void fraction; Wavy flows

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; FLOW PATTERNS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIGHT REFRACTION;

CROSS SECTIONAL DRY ANGLES; MONOCHROMATIC LASER SHEET;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

BOILING; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTICAL TECHNIQUE; STRATIFIED FLOW; VOID FRACTION; WAVY FLOW;

EID: 1242299021     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2003.11.010     Document Type: Article

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