Velocity and gas-void fraction in two-phase liquid-gas flow in narrow mini-channels

Archives of Mechanics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-40

  Sowinski J ^a   Dziubinski M ^a   Fidos, H ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Gas void fraction; Mini channel; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649116401     PISSN: 03732029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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