CFD modelling of flow and heat transfer in the Taylor flow regime

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2094-2107

  Gupta, Raghvendra ^a   Fletcher, David F ^a   Haynes, Brian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; Heat transfer; Microchannel; Multiphase flow; Slug flow; Taylor flow

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CFD; CFD MODELLING; CONSTANT WALL HEAT FLUX; CONSTANT WALL TEMPERATURE; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; GAS LIQUID FLOWS; GAS-LIQUID INTERFACE; LEVEL-SET TECHNIQUES; MASS TRANSFER RATE; MIXTURE VELOCITY; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; ON FLOW; SLUG FLOW; TAYLOR FLOW; TRANSAT; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA; VOF METHOD; VOLUME OF FLUIDS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CALCIUM; FLOW OF WATER; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; MICROCHANNELS; PHASE INTERFACES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 76549085351     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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