Numerical modeling and experimental investigation of gas-liquid slug formation in a microchannel T-junction

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 314-323

  Santos, Rafael M ^a   Kawaji, Masahiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Microchannel; Taylor slug flow; Volume of fluid

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBLE GAS; CONTACT LINES; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DYNAMIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; GAS INLET; GAS LIQUIDS; GAS SLUGS; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; SLUG FLOW; SOFTWARE FLUENT; STRATIFIED FLOWS; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; T JUNCTIONS; TAYLOR SLUG FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VELOCITY SLIPS; VOLUME OF FLUID MODEL;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; CONTACT ANGLE; FLUID DYNAMICS; GASES; LIQUID FILMS; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO PHASE FLOW; VELOCITY; VOID FRACTION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 76049113954     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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