Three-dimensional CFD simulation of stratified two-fluid Taylor-Couette flow

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-288

  Vedantam, Sreepriya ^a   Joshi, Jyeshtharaj B ^a   Koganti, Sudhir B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

CFD; Energy balance; Instability; Interface deformation; Radial stratification; Taylor Couette flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ENERGY DISSIPATION;

ENERGY BALANCE; INTERFACE DEFORMATION; RADIAL STRATIFICATION; TAYLOR COUETTE FLOW;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ENERGY DISSIPATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33750969092     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450840303     Document Type: Article

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