The effect of surface tension on phase distribution of two-phase flow in a micro-T-junction

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 3962-3968

  He, Kui ^a   Wang, Shuangfeng ^a   Huang, Jianzhen ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Interface; Micro T junction; Momentum transfer; Multiphase flow; Phase distribution; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR FLOWS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GAS LIQUIDS; LIQUID SURFACE TENSION; MICRO-T-JUNCTION; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; SLUG FLOW; T JUNCTIONS;

INLET FLOW; LIQUIDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; VISUALIZATION;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 79959628539     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.05.027     Document Type: Article

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