3D visualization of two-phase flow in the micro-tube by a simple but effective method

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Fu, X ^a   Zhang, P ^a   Hu, H ^a   Huang, C J ^a   Huang, Y ^a   Wang, R Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D VISUALIZATION; 3D VISUALIZATION METHOD; CIRCULAR TUBES; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; IMAGE DEFORMATION; INNER DIAMETERS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MICRO-SCALES; MICROTUBE; OPTICAL CORRECTIONS; REAL OBJECTS; RECONSTRUCTION PROCESS; SIDE VIEW; SINGLE CAMERAS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEST SECTIONS;

DEFORMATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; OPTICAL DESIGN; PRISMS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TWO PHASE FLOW; VISUALIZATION; VOID FRACTION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 70350662919     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/19/8/085005     Document Type: Article

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