An experimental investigation into the effect of surfactants on air-water two-phase flow in minichannels

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 99-109

  English, Nathan J ^a,b   Kandlikar, Satish G ^a,c  

^a Kate Gleason College of Engineering   (United States)

^b Ovonic Fuel Cell Company   (United States)

^c ASME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC FLOWS; NUCLEAR REACTOR SYSTEMS; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUCLEAR REACTORS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 33644794473     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630500523980     Document Type: Conference Paper

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