Two-phase flow characteristics across sudden expansion in small rectangular channels

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 696-706

  Chen, Ing Youn ^b   Liu, Chung Che ^a   Chien, Kuo Hsiang ^a   Wang, Chi Chuan ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Flow pattern; Sudden expansion; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW PATTERNS; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FRICTIONAL PRESSURE LOSS; SUDDEN EXPANSION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW PATTERNS; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 35948943881     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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