Two-phase flow pattern and frictional performance across small rectangular channels

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1309-1318

  Chen, Ing Youn ^a   Chen, Yi Min ^a   Yang, Bing Chwen ^b   Wang, Chi Chuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C factor of Chisholm type correlation; Flow pattern; Rectangular channel; Two phase friction multiplier; Two phase frictional pressure drop

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DROPS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TWO PHASE FLOW; VAPORS;

C FACTOR OF CHISHOLM TYPE CORRELATION; CHANNEL HEIGHTS; DATA-SETS; EXISTING METHODS; FIXED WIDTHS; INTERMITTENT FLOWS; LOW MASS; MARTINELLI PARAMETERS; MASS FLUXES; MEAN DEVIATIONS; PLUG FLOWS; RECTANGULAR CHANNEL; STRATIFIED FLOWS; TRANSITION BOUNDARIES; TWO - PHASE FLOWS; TWO-PHASE FRICTION MULTIPLIER; TWO-PHASE FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROP; VAPOR QUALITIES; VAPOR VELOCITIES;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 60649117733     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.08.019     Document Type: Article

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