Experimental research on the correlations of holdup and frictional pressure drop in air-water two-phase flow in a capillary rectangular channel

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 29, Issue 7 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 833-841

  Ide, Hideo ^a   Fukano, Tohru ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CAPILLARY CHANNELS; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROP; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; HORIZONTAL FLOW;

CAPILLARITY;

GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; HOLD-UP; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 20344367523     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2005.03.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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