Characteristics of slug flow with inertial effects in a rectangular microchannel

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 246-256

  Chaoqun, Yao ^a,b   Yuchao, Zhao ^a   Chunbo, Ye ^a,b   Minhui, Dang ^a,b   Zhengya, Dong ^a,b   Guangwen, Chen ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Carbon dioxide; Gas liquid; Hydrodynamics; Microreactor; Taylor flow

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BUBBLE COLUMNS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FILM THICKNESS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIQUID FILMS; MICROCHANNELS; SHEARING;

BUBBLE GENERATION; BUBBLE VELOCITIES; GAS LIQUIDS; LIQUID SLUG LENGTH; LIQUID VELOCITIES; MICRO-REACTOR; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS; TAYLOR FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 84876469815     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.03.046     Document Type: Article

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