Experimental analysis of the bubble-slug transition in a flow generated by a T-junction in a minichannel with air/water and air/ethanol mixtures in conditions relevant to microgravity

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 5-10

  Arias, S ^a   Gonzalez Cinca R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bubble; Flow pattern; Fluid mechanics; Microfluidic; Microgravity; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID MECHANICS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

BUBBLE; DIFFERENT BOUNDARY CONDITION; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW PATTERN TRANSITION; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; MINI CHANNELS; T JUNCTIONS;

MICROGRAVITY;

EID: 84873101281     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.12.036     Document Type: Article

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