Hydrodynamic model for gas‐liquid slug flow in vertical tubes
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- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in AIChE Journal
- Vol. 29 (6) , 981-989
Abstract
A series of equations are developed based on the physical processes thought to take place during slug flow which are used to predict the hydrodynamic character of this complex flow pattern. New experimental results are reported which appear to validate the model.Keywords
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