Oil-water two-phase flow in microchannels: FLow patterns and pressure drop measurements

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 978-988

  Salim, Abdelkader ^a,b   Fourar, Mostafa ^a   Pironon, Jacques ^a   Sausse, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b IMFT   (France)

Author keywords

Flow pattern; Liquid liquid flow; Microchannel; Pattern map; Pressure drop; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

DROPS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW RATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OXIDE MINERALS; PIPE; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; QUARTZ; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CONSTANT FLOW RATES; FLOW PATTERN; GAS-LIQUID FLOWS; HYDRAULIC DIAMETERS; IN PIPES; LIQUID-LIQUID FLOW; MICROCHANNEL; OIL-WATER TWO-PHASE FLOWS; ON FLOWS; PATTERN MAP; PRESSURE DROP MEASUREMENTS; TWO-PHASE PRESSURE DROPS; VARIABLE FLOW RATES;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 58649100712     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20108     Document Type: Article

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