Flow structure of gas-liquid two-phase flow in an annulus

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 3998-4011

  Ozar, B ^a   Jeong, J J ^b   Dixit, A ^a   Julia J E ^c   Hibiki, T ^a   Ishii, M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Annulus; Bubble; Drift flux model; Fluid mechanics; Interfacial area concentration (IAC); Multiphase flow; Voidage

Indexed keywords

FLOW STRUCTURE; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUIDS; FOOD PRODUCTS; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PHASE INTERFACES; TURBULENCE; VOID FRACTION;

ANNULAR CHANNELS; GAS LIQUID TWO PHASE FLOWS; INLET FLOW; INTERFACE VELOCITY; INTERFACIAL AREA CONCENTRATION (IAC); LOCAL FLOWS; OUTER DIAMETERS (ODS); RADIAL POSITIONING; TEST SECTIONS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 46749121319     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.04.042     Document Type: Article

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