An experimental study of the size effect on adiabatic gas-liquid two-phase flow patterns and void fraction in microchannels

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Xiong, R ^a   Chung, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MICROCHANNELS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION;

ADIABATIC GAS-LIQUID FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW REGIME; SLUG FLOW; TWO-PHASE FLOW PATTERNS;

FLOW PATTERNS;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; MICROCHANNELS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION;

EID: 34047192522     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2567903     Document Type: Article

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