Liquid layer characteristics in stratified gas-liquid downflow: A study of transition to wavy flow

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 625-632

  Lioumbas, J S ^a   Mouza, A A ^a   Paras, S V ^a   Karabelas, A J ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PIPE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AXIAL VELOCITY; GAS LIQUID INTERFACE; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY; POWER SPECTRA;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 34247881836     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630701266447     Document Type: Conference Paper

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