Oil water flow through different diameter pipes: Similarities and differences

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 8 A, 2007, Pages 1123-1128

  Mandal, T K ^a   Chakrabarti, D P ^a   Das, Gargi ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Diameter effect; Flow pattern; Horizontal pipe; Liquid liquid flow; Mixer design

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE TENSION;

CHURN FLOW; CONDUIT SIZE; RIVULET FLOW;

PIPE FLOW;

CONTACT ANGLE; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); PIPE FLOW; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 34548474556     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06036     Document Type: Article

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