Pressure drop of two-phase plug flow in round mini-channels: Influence of surface wettability

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1716-1722

  Lee, Chi Young ^a   Lee, Sang Yong ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mini channel; Plug flow; Pressure drop; Surface wettability

Indexed keywords

AIR; CORRELATION METHODS; CURING; DROPS; DRYING; FLOW OF WATER; FLUID DYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POLYMERS; PRESSURE DROP; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TWO PHASE FLOW; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

AIR-WATER TWO-PHASE FLOW; DROP DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEAT-MASS TRANSFER; HOMOGENEOUS FLOW MODEL; INNER DIAMETERS; LOCKHART-MARTINELLI CORRELATION; MEAN DEVIATIONS; MINI-CHANNEL; MINI-CHANNELS; MOVING CONTACT LINES; PLUG FLOW; SMALL DIAMETER; SURFACE WETTABILITY; TEST FLUIDS; TUBE MATERIALS; VERTICAL TUBES;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 49849089334     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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