Go to menu
Go to content
Go to footer

Characterization of two-phase flow patterns in small diameter round and rectangular tubes.

Author(s) : COLEMAN J. W., GARIMELLA S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Flow patterns for co-current flow of air-water mixtures in horizontal round and rectangular tubes are determined by high-speed video analysis to develop flow regime maps and the transitions between these flow regimes. Bubble, dispersed, elongated bubble, slug, stratified, wavy, annular-wavy, and annular flow patterns are observed. The effect of tube diameter and shape on the flow patterns for small diameters is documented.

Details

Original title: Characterization of two-phase flow patterns in small diameter round and rectangular tubes.
Record ID : 2000-0691
Languages: English
Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 42 - n. 15
Publication date: 1999/08

Links

See other articles in this issue (5)
See the source

Indexing

Themes: Thermodynamic measurements;
Mass transfer;
Two-phase flow
Keywords: Two-phase flow; Geometry; Small scale; Tube; Heat transfer; Modelling