Forced convective flow and heat transfer of upward cocurrent air-water slug flow in vertical plain and swirl tubes

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1087-1099

  Chang, Shyy Woei ^a   Yang, Tsun Lirng ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air water slug flow; Forced heat convection; Swirl tube

Indexed keywords

AIR-TO-WATER; AIR-WATER; AIR-WATER SLUG FLOW; CONTROLLING PARAMETERS; CONVECTIVE FLOW; DRIFT-FLUX MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW REGIONS; FORCED HEAT CONVECTION; FRAME-RATE; HEAT TRANSFER CORRELATION; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; INTERFACIAL STRUCTURES; SLUG FLOW; SUPERFICIAL LIQUID; SWIRL TUBE; SWIRL TUBES; TAYLOR BUBBLES; TWISTED TAPE INSERT; TWISTED TAPES; TWO-PHASE FLOWS; VERTICAL TUBE;

AIR; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DROPS; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; OCEANOGRAPHY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TWO PHASE FLOW; VIDEO RECORDING; VOID FRACTION;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 68549099527     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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