Unified macro-to-microscale method to predict two-phase frictional pressure drops of annular flows

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1138-1148

  Cioncolini, Andrea ^a   Thome, John R ^a   Lombardi, Carlo ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Annular two phase flow; Microchannels; Pressure drop; Pressure gradient

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR FLOWS; ANNULAR TWO-PHASE FLOW; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EXISTING METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS LIQUIDS; HOMOGENEOUS MODELS; MACRO SCALE; MACROSCALE CHANNELS; MICRO-SCALES; PHASE VISCOSITY; TUBE DIAMETERS; TURBULENT LIQUID FILM; TWO-PHASE FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROP; UNIFIED METHOD; VAPOR CORE; WEBER NUMBERS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; LIQUID FILMS; PACKED BEDS; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TWO PHASE FLOW;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 74249090834     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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