Effect of inclination on circumferential film thickness variation in annular gas/liquid flow

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3032-3042

  Geraci, G ^a   Azzopardi, B J ^a   van Maanen, H R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Annular flow; Disturbance waves; Film properties; Gas liquid flow; Pipe inclination

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; FILM THICKNESS; PIPE FLOW; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

ANNULAR FLOW; DISTURBANCE WAVES; FILM PROPERTIES; GAS-LIQUID FLOW; PIPE INCLINATION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

DATA ACQUISITION; FILM THICKNESS; PIPE FLOW; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 34247627027     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.02.044     Document Type: Article

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