Microgravity flow regime data and analysis

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1172-1185

  Valota, Luca ^a   Kurwitz, Cable ^a   Shephard, Adam ^a   Best, Frederick ^a,b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow regime; Microgravity; Multiphase flow; Separator; Two phase; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MICROGRAVITY; PRESSURE DROP; VOID FRACTION;

FLOW REGIME; SATURATION PRESSURES; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW RATE; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MICROGRAVITY; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION;

EID: 35448978776     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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