Two-phase flow in converging and diverging microchannels with CO2 bubbles produced by chemical reactions

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-14

  Fu, B R ^a   Tseng, F G ^a   Pan, Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Microchannel; Two phase flow; Two phase frictional multiplier

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW PATTERNS; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW;

MICROCHANNELS; TWO PHASE FRICTIONAL MULTIPLIERS; VOID FRACTIONS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW PATTERNS; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33750711388     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.06.029     Document Type: Article

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