Adiabatic two-phase flow in rectangular microchannels with different aspect ratios: Part II - Bubble behaviors and pressure drop in single bubble

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 23-24, 2010, Pages 5242-5249

  Choi, C W ^a   Yu, D I ^a   Kim, M H ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Bubble; Microchannel; Unit cell model

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE; BUBBLE BEHAVIOR; BUBBLE FLOW; BUBBLE FREQUENCY; BUBBLE VELOCITIES; CORNER EFFECTS; GAS SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; LIQUID SLUG LENGTH; LIQUID SUPERFICIAL VELOCITIES; NEW CORRELATIONS; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS; SINGLE BUBBLES; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; UNIT CELL MODELS; UNIT CELLS;

IMAGE PROCESSING; LIQUIDS; MICROCHANNELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; VELOCITY;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 77956056106     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.07.035     Document Type: Article

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