Adiabatic and diabatic two-phase venting flow in a microchannel

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1135-1146

  David, Milnes P ^a   Steinbrenner, Julie E ^a   Miler, Josef ^a   Goodson, Kenneth E ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiabatic two phase flow; Diabatic two phase flow; Flow regime; Microchannel; Phase separation

Indexed keywords

AIR VELOCITIES; DIABATIC; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW INSTABILITIES; FLOW REGIMES; HIGH PERMEABILITY; HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANE; LIQUID VELOCITIES; MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER; PORE DIAMETERS; STRATIFIED FLOWS; SYSTEM PRESSURE; TEFLON MEMBRANES; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; VAPOR PHASE; VENTING PROCESS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUIDS; PHASE SEPARATION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VAPORS; VELOCITY;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 80052082285     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2011.06.013     Document Type: Article

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