A study on the characteristics of upward air-water two-phase flow in a large diameter pipe

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-36

  Shen, Xiuzhong ^a   Saito, Yasushi ^a   Mishima, Kaichiro ^a   Nakamura, Hideo ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A large diameter pipe; Flow regime; Interfacial direction; Phase and interface distribution

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MEASUREMENT THEORY; PIPE FLOW; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

FLOW REGIME; INTERFACE DISTRIBUTION; INTERFACIAL DIRECTION; PHASE DISTRIBUTION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MEASUREMENT THEORY; PIPE FLOW; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33749241147     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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