Air entrainment processes in a full-scale rectangular dropshaft at large flows

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-53

  Chanson, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic signature; Air entrainment; Bubbly flow structure; Dropshaft; Flow patterns; Full scale physical modelling

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW PATTERNS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

AIR-WATER FLOW; BUBBLY FLOW; DROPSHAFT;

FLOW OF GASES;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW PATTERNS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ACOUSTIC METHOD; AIR-WATER INTERACTION; AIRFLOW; BUBBLE; ENTRAINMENT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW PATTERN; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 33847315587     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2007.9521742     Document Type: Article

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