Scaling two-phase flows to Mars and Moon gravity conditions

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 351-368

  Hurlbert, K M ^a   Witte, L C ^b   Best, F R ^c   Kurwitz, C ^c  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Annular flow; Low gravity; Mars; Moon; Partial gravity; Scaling; Stratified flow; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP;

HYDRODYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS; MOON GRAVITY CONDITIONS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ANNULAR FLOW; ASTROPHYSICS; GRAVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 1842419478     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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