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Prediction of the slug-to-churn flow transition in vertical two-phase flow
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In this paper, an assessment of the various viewpoints on the slug-to-churn flow transition in vertical upward flow in the light of recent experimental results obtained at Harwell Laboratory is made.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Multiphase Flow.The article was published on 1992-11-01. It has received 173 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Slug flow & Two-phase flow.read more
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Two-phase flow, boiling and condensation in conventional and miniature systems
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals and applications of flow and heat transfer in conventional and miniature systems is provided, providing a comprehensive review of single-phase flow fundamentals and interfacial phenomena, detailed and clear discussion is provided on a range of topics, including two-phase hydrodynamics and flow regimes, mathematical modeling of gas-liquid 2-phase flows, pool and flow boiling, flow and boiling in mini and microchannels, external and internal-flow condensation with and without noncondensables, condensation in small flow passages, and two-
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Slug flow regime identification from dynamic void fraction measurements in vertical air-water flows
G. Costigan,P.B. Whalley +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an existing design of conductivity probe for the measurement of void fraction has been developed and tested, and the probe's response to different void distributions supported the calibration results.
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Performance comparison of artificial neural networks and expert systems applied to flow pattern identification in vertical ascendant gas-liquid flows
TL;DR: This work compares and analyzes the performance of artificial neural networks, ANN, and expert systems to flow pattern identification and extends to clustering algorithms to assist the formation of knowledge base employed during the learning stages of the ANNs and Expert systems.
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A critical review of flow maps for gas-liquid flows in vertical pipes and annuli
Benjamin Wu,Mahshid Firouzi,Travis Mitchell,Thomas E. Rufford,Christopher R. Leonardi,Brian F. Towler +5 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of 3947 published experimental data points for gas-liquid flow maps in vertical pipes and annuli, including a critical analysis of state-of-the-art measurement techniques used to identify bubble, slug, churn and annular flow regimes is provided in this article.
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Comparative study of gas–oil and gas–water two-phase flow in a vertical pipe
Lutz Szalinski,Lokman A. Abdulkareem,M. J. da Silva,S. Thiele,Matthias Beyer,Dirk Lucas,V. Hernandez Perez,Uwe Hampel,Barry J. Azzopardi +8 more
TL;DR: A wire-mesh sensor has been employed to study air/water and air/silicone oil two-phase flow in a vertical pipe of 67mm diameter and 6m length.
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Modelling flow pattern transitions for steady upward gas-liquid flow in vertical tubes
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed models for predicting flow pattern transitions during steady gas-liquid flow in vertical tubes based on physical mechanisms suggested for each transition, incorporating the effect of fluid properties and pipe size.
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Flow regime transition criteria for upward two-phase flow in vertical tubes
Mishima Kaichiro,Mamoru Ishii +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, new flow-regime transition criteria for upward gas-liquid flow in vertical tubes have been developed considering the mechanisms of flowregime transitions, which can be compared to existing criteria and experimental data under steady-state and fully developed flow conditions by using relative velocity correlations.
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The Flow of Complex Mixtures in Pipes
TL;DR: The Flow Of Complex Mixtures (FOMM) as mentioned in this paper is a multiphase flow model for complex mixtures that is used in CFD Verification & Validation.
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