Hydrodynamics of Taylor flow in small channels: A review

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 222, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 737-751

  Angeli, P ^a   Gavriilidis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bubble length; Film thickness; Gas liquid flow; Microchannels; Slug length; Taylor flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID FILMS; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MICROCIRCULATION; MIXING; TWO PHASE FLOW;

BUBBLE VELOCITIES; CIRCULAR CHANNELS; CLEAN SYSTEMS; FLOW CIRCULATION; FLOW PROPERTIES; GAS LIQUID (GL); HYDRODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; INLET CONDITIONS; INTERFACIAL TENSION (IFT); LIQUID SLUGGING; NON CIRCULAR; SMALL CHANNELS; SQUARE CHANNELS; TAYLOR BUBBLES; TAYLOR FLOW; TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 48049117764     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES776     Document Type: Conference Paper

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