Influence of the pipe diameter on the structure of the gas-liquid interface in a vertical two-phase pipe flow

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-22

  Prasser, H M ^a   Beyer, M ^a   Bottger A ^a   Carl, H ^a   Lucas, D ^a   Schaffrath, A ^a   Schutz P ^a   Weiss, F P ^a   Zschau, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bubble size; Flow pattern; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; PIPE FLOW; TRANSITION FLOW;

BUBBLE FRACTIONS; BUBBLE SIZE; VOID FRACTION DISTRIBUTIONS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 24944459680     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT05-A3657     Document Type: Article

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