Numerical simulation of gas-liquid two-phase flow and convective heat transfer in a micro tube

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 28, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 72-82

  Fukagata, Koji ^a   Kasagi, Nobuhide ^a   Ua arayaporn, Poychat ^a   Himeno, Takehiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bubble; Gas liquid flow; Heat transfer; Micro tube; Numerical simulation; Pressure drop; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

ARMAND CORRELATION; BUBBLE-TRAIN FLOWS; FRICTION COEFFICIENT; LEVEL SET METHOD; MICRO TUBE; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

PIPE FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; NUSSELT NUMBER; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33845307544     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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