Flow pattern, pressure drop and void fraction of two-phase gas-liquid flow in an inclined narrow annular channel

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 345-354

  Wongwises, Somchai ^a   Pipathattakul, Manop ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Flow pattern; Mini channel; Narrow annular channel; Pressure drop; Two phase flow; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW PATTERNS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; VELOCITY;

MINI CHANNEL; NARROW ANNULAR CHANNEL; TWO-PHASE GAS-LIQUID FLOW; VOID FRACTION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW PATTERNS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW; VELOCITY;

EID: 33644514350     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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