Minimal dissipation rate approach to correlate phase inversion data

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 684-689

  Poesio, P ^a   Beretta, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Minimal dissipation rate; Oil water mixtures; Phase inversion

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY;

MINIMAL DISSIPATION RATE; OIL-WATER MIXTURES; PHASE INVERSION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

EID: 44149095988     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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