The prediction of flow pattern maps in minichannels

Multiphase Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-73

  Ullmann, Amos ^a   Brauner, Neima ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW OF GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW PATTERN TRANSITIONS; MECHANISTIC MODELS; MINICHANNELS;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 34548272137     PISSN: 02761459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/MultScienTechn.v19.i1.20     Document Type: Article

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