T-junction separation modelling in gas-liquid two-phase flow

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-158

  Margaris, Dionissios P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gas liquid flow; Phase separation; Pressure drop; Slug flow; T junction; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE SEPARATION; PIPELINES; PRESSURE DROP;

GAS LIQUID FLOW; SLUG FLOWS; VOID FRACTION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE SEPARATION; PIPELINES; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33750961837     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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