Gas-liquid two-phase flow patterns in a miniature square channel with a gas permeable sidewall

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 47, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 5725-5739

  Yang, H ^a   Zhao, T S ^a   Cheng, P ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL FUELS; MOTION ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

GAS PERMEABLE WALL; SLUG FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOW; VOLUMETRIC FLUXES;

CHANNEL FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW PATTERN; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 6044272844     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.07.025     Document Type: Article

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