Counter-current gas-liquid flow in a vertical narrow channel-Liquid film characteristics and flooding phenomena

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-81

  Drosos, E I P ^a   Paras, S V ^a   Karabelas, A J ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Counter current gas liquid flow; Film characteristics; Flooding; Narrow vertical channel; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; CHANNEL FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE TENSION;

COUNTER-CURRENT GAS-LIQUID FLOW; FILM CHARACTERISTICS; FLOODING; NARROW VERTICAL CHANNEL; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOOD; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 30344476708     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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