Droplet entrainment correlation in vertical upward co-current annular two-phase flow

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1342-1352

  Sawant, Pravin ^a   Ishii, Mamoru ^a   Mori, Michitsugu ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; LIQUID FILMS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TWO PHASE FLOW;

DROPLET ENTRAINMENT CORRELATION; ENTRAINMENT FRACTION;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 42249107153     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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