Pressure drop of two-phase dry-plug flow in round mini-channels: Effect of moving contact line

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Lee, Chi Young ^a   Lee, Sang Yong ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dry plug flow; Mini channel; Pressure drop; Surface wettability

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER MIXTURE; DRY WALLS; DYNAMIC CONTACT-ANGLE ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAS SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; INNER DIAMETERS; LIQUID SUPERFICIAL VELOCITIES; MEAN DEVIATION; MINI CHANNELS; MOVING CONTACT LINES; PLUG FLOW; PRESSURE DROP MODEL; TEST SECTIONS;

CONTACT ANGLE; CURING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS;

EID: 72149133089     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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