Transient effects in gas-liquid phase separation at a pair of T-junctions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 968-976

  Baker, G ^a   Clark, W W ^a   Azzopardi, B J ^a   Wilson, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Phase separation; Slug; Stratified; T junctions; Transients

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; FLOW RATE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

SLUG; T-JUNCTIONS;

PHASE SEPARATION;

ABSORPTION; FLOW RATE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 37549010701     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.10.035     Document Type: Article

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