Nitrogen/non-Newtonian fluid two-phase upward flow in non-circular microchannels

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-70

  Yang, Z C ^a   Bi, Q C ^a   Liu, B ^a   Huang, K X ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flow regime map; Microchannel; Non Newtonian fluid; Two phase flow pattern

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR FLOWS; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE; CHURN FLOW; DISPERSED BUBBLES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW PATTERN TRANSITION; FLOW REGIME MAP; GEOMETRICAL FACTORS; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NON-CIRCULAR; NON-NEWTONIAN; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; POLYACRYLAMIDES; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SLUG FLOW; TEST CHANNEL; UPWARD FLOW; VISUALIZATION METHOD; WORKING FLUID; XANTHAN GUM;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; HYDRAULICS; MICROCHANNELS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; RHEOLOGY; TWO PHASE FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOUS FLOW;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 71649094323     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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