On dimensionless numbers

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 835-868

  Ruzicka, M C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PROCESS FUNDAMENTALS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Correlations; Dimensional analysis; Dimensionless numbers; Multi phase flow; Scaling of boundary conditions; Scaling of equations; Single phase flow

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERS; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; MOMENTUM TRANSPORTS; MULTI PHASE FLOWS; MUTUAL RELATIONS; PHYSICAL MEANINGS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

EID: 47749107219     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2008.03.007     Document Type: Review

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