Gas hold-up and liquid film thickness in Taylor flow in rectangular microchannels

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 135, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Warnier, M J F ^a   Rebrov, E V ^a   de Croon, M H J M ^a   Hessel, V ^a   Schouten, J C ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gas hold up; Liquid film; Microchannel; Taylor flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; LIQUID FILMS; MICROCHANNELS;

GAS HOLD-UP; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; TAYLOR FLOW;

FILM THICKNESS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; FILM THICKNESS; LIQUID FILMS; MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 36048986335     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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