Investigation of flow development of co-current gas-liquid vertical slug flow

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 335-348

  Kaji, R ^a   Azzopardi, B J ^a   Lucas, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); LIQUIDS; TIME SERIES;

AXIAL LENGTHS; AXIAL LOCATIONS; FLOW DEVELOPMENT; GAS LIQUIDS; LIQUID SLUG LENGTHS; MIXING SECTIONS; NEW CORRELATIONS; PIPE DIAMETERS; SLUG FLOWS; TAYLOR BUBBLES; VERTICAL SLUG FLOWS;

VOID FRACTION;

EID: 62249174780     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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