An experimental study of the void fraction distribution in adiabatic water-air two-phase flows in an inclined tube

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 305-314

  Spindler, Klaus ^a   Hahne, Erich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bubble frequency; Equivalent bubble diameter; Fibre optical probe; Inclined tube; Two phase flow; Void fraction; Water air

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142677534     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1290-0729(99)80096-9     Document Type: Article

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