Flow pattern and pressure drop of vertical upward gas-liquid flow in sinusoidal wavy channels

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 523-534

  Nilpueng, Kitti ^a   Wongwises, Somchai ^b  

^a South East Asia University ^*  (Thailand)

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

Author keywords

Flow pattern; Pressure drop; Sinusoidal wavy channels; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DISPERSIONS; FLOW PATTERNS; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CARCONV; SINUSOIDAL WAVY CHANNELS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

BUBBLE FORMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; DISPERSIONS; FLOW PATTERNS; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33745546300     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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