Interfacial area transport of vertical upward air-water two-phase flow in an annulus channel

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 178-193

  Jeong, J J ^a   Ozar, B ^b   Dixit, A ^b   Julia J E ^c   Hibiki, T ^b   Ishii, M ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Annulus; Bubbly flow; Cap slug flow; Churn turbulent flow; Interfacial area concentration; Local flow measurement

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW STRUCTURE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); TURBULENT FLOW;

FLOW PARAMETER; INTERFACIAL AREA CONCENTRATION; INTERFACIAL AREA TRANSPORT;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW STRUCTURE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); TURBULENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 37549029695     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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