Falling film and flooding phenomena in small diameter vertical tubes: The influence of liquid properties

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 4981-4991

  Mouza, A A ^a   Pantzali, M N ^a   Paras, S V ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Falling films; Flooding; Flow visualization; Multiphase flow; Small diameter tube; Surface tension; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

LIQUIDS; PHOTOGRAPHY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FALLING FILM; FLOODING MECHANISM; LIQUID PROPERTIES; VERTICAL TUBES;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

FALLING FILM; VERTICAL PIPE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 21344454204     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.04.014     Document Type: Article

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