CFD modeling of all gas-liquid and vapor-liquid flow regimes predicted by the Baker chart

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 349-357

  De Schepper, Sandra C K ^a   Heynderickx, Geraldine J ^a   Marin, Guy B ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Baker chart; CFD; Numerical simulation; PLIC; Two phase flow; VOF

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

BAKER CHART; TWO-PHASE FLOW REGIMES;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 40749091656     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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