Two-phase air-water flow in micro-channels: An investigation of the viscosity models for pressure drop prediction

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-217

  Saisorn, Sira ^a,b   Wongwises, Somchai ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Micro channel; Pressure drop; Two phase flow; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER FLOW; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROPS; HOMOGENEOUS FLOW; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; NON-LINEAR; PHASE VISCOSITY; TEST SECTIONS; TWO CHANNEL; VISCOSITY MODELS;

AIR; FLOW OF WATER; FUSED SILICA; HYDRAULICS; PRESSURE DROP; SILICA; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

VOID FRACTION;

EID: 79351470347     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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