Hydrodynamics of gas-liquid slug flow along vertical pipes in turbulent regime-An experimental study

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1039-1053

  Mayor, T S ^a   Ferreira, V ^a   Pinto, A M F R ^a   Campos, J B L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bubble columns; Bubble length; Flow visualization; Image analysis; Slug flow; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUIDS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PIPE FLOW; SPEED; STANDARDS; THEOREM PROVING; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

BUBBLE LENGTH; BUBBLE VELOCITIES; ELSEVIER (CO); EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; GAS LIQUID (GL); GAS VELOCITIES; GAS-LIQUID SLUG FLOW; IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE (IAT); LIQUID SLUG LENGTH; LIQUID SLUGGING; NON-INTRUSIVE; SLUG FLOW; STANDARD DEVIATION (STD); SUPERFICIAL LIQUID; TURBULENT REGIMES; UNDISTURBED (IGC: D6/D7); VERTICAL PIPES; VERTICAL SLUG FLOW;

GASES;

EID: 46249102943     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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