Simulation of the slug flow of a gas-liquid system in capillaries

Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-117

  Abiev, R Sh ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BIFURCATIONAL BEHAVIOR; INTERBUBBLE LIQUIDS; SLIP VELOCITY; VELOCITY PROFILES;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

EID: 43049123396     PISSN: 00405795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0040579508020012     Document Type: Article

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