The effects of surface tension on flooding in counter-current two-phase flow in an inclined tube

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 813-826

  Deendarlianto, ^a,d   Ousaka, Akiharu ^b   Indarto, ^a   Kariyasaki, Akira ^c   Lucas, Dirk ^d   Vierow, Karen ^e   Vallee, Christophe ^d   Hogan, Kevin ^e  

^a GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Counter current two phase flow; Flooding; Flooding mechanisms; Inclined tube; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

AIR; FLOODS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; LIQUID FILMS; LIQUIDS; OIL WELL FLOODING; SURFACE TENSION; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VIDEO CAMERAS;

COUNTER-CURRENT TWO-PHASE FLOWS; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; FALLING LIQUID FILMS; FLOODING MECHANISM; FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCY; HIGH SPEED VIDEO CAMERAS; INCLINED TUBES; LIQUID SURFACE TENSION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 77955982191     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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