Two-phase flow regime transitions in microchannels: A comparative experimental study

Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-182

  Hassan, I ^a   Vaillancourt, M ^a   Pehlivan, K ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flow regimes; Microchannel; Two phase flow; Universal flow regime map

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLOW REGIMES; MICROCHANNELS; UNIVERSAL FLOW REGIME MAP; VOID FRACTION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 20444429435     PISSN: 10893954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10893950590945049     Document Type: Article

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