Two-phase flow distribution in multiple parallel tubes

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 909-921

  Ablanque, N ^a   Oliet, C ^a   Rigola, J ^a   Perez Segarra C D ^a   Oliva, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distribution; Manifold systems; Modelling; T junctions; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BRANCHING SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLDS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLOW PHENOMENA; MOMENTUM EQUATION; MULTIPLE BRANCHING; NUMERICAL COMPARISON; NUMERICAL DATA; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION MODELS; PARALLEL TUBES; PRESSURE-BASED METHOD; SEMI-IMPLICIT; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; SYSTEMS MODELLING; T JUNCTIONS; TECHNICAL LITERATURE; TWO PHASE FLOW MODEL; TWO-PHASE FLOW DISTRIBUTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PARALLEL FLOW; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TWO PHASE FLOW;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 77950337740     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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