The split of stratified gas-liquid flow at a small diameter T-junction

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 514-528

  Das, G ^a,b   Das, P K ^a,b   Azzopardi, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Gas liquid; Horizontal; Phase separation; Small diameter; T junction

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; PHASE INTERFACES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; VELOCITY CONTROL;

LIQUID MOMENTUM; PHASE SPLITS; PHASE VELOCITY; T-JUNCTIONS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; PHASE SEPARATION; STRATIFICATION; T-JOINT;

EID: 16244420142     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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