Two-phase pressure drop of air-water in minichannels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 21-22, 2009, Pages 5185-5192

  Dutkowski, Krzysztof ^a  

^a KOSZALIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Experimental data; Friedel; Lockhart Martinelli; Minichannels; Pressure drop; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC FLOW; AIR-WATER; AIR-WATER MIXTURE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRIEDEL; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; LOCKHART-MARTINELLI; MASS FLOW RATE; MASS FLOW RATE OF AIR; MASS FRACTION; MINICHANNELS; TEST SECTIONS; TOTAL MASS FLUX; TWO PHASE MIXTURES; TWO-PHASE FLOWS; TWO-PHASE PRESSURE DROPS; WORKING FLUID;

AIR; DROPS; FLOW RATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; STAINLESS STEEL;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 68749089787     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.04.018     Document Type: Article

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