Prediction of the entrained liquid fraction in vertical annular gas-liquid two-phase flow

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-302

  Cioncolini, Andrea ^a   Thome, John R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Annular two phase flow; Entrained liquid fraction; Entrainment; Liquid film atomization

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR FLOWS; ANNULAR TWO-PHASE FLOW; ATOMIZATION PROCESS; CORE FLOW; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; ENTRAINED LIQUID FRACTION; ENTRAINED LIQUIDS; ENTRAINMENT; EXISTING METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE GRADIENTS; GAS LIQUIDS; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; NEW CORRELATIONS; TUBE DIAMETERS; VERTICAL PIPES; WALL SHEAR STRESS; WEBER NUMBERS;

ATOMIZATION; JETS; LIQUID FILMS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 76049122093     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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