Hydrodynamic and mass transfer characteristics of slug flow in a vertical pipe with and without dispersed small bubbles

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 299-325

  Yan, Kai ^a   Che, Defu ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coupled model; Dispersed small bubbles; Flow characteristics; Flow induced corrosion; Gas liquid slug flow; Mass transfer coefficient; Taylor bubble; Volume fraction; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

COUPLED MODELS; DISPERSED SMALL BUBBLES; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; FLOW INDUCED CORROSION; GAS-LIQUID SLUG FLOW; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; TAYLOR BUBBLE; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

CENTRIFUGATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORROSION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID FILMS; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PHASE INTERFACES; PIPE; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TITRATION; VELOCITY; VOLUME FRACTION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 79952314537     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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