Air – water flow through a single serpentine mini channel – flow distribution and pressure drop. (November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Malhotra, Sneha; Deshpande, Aniruddha; Ghosh, Sumana
• Is Part Of: International journal of multiphase flow. Volume 96(2017)
• Page Start: 48
• Page End: 55
• Publication Date: 2017-11
• Subjects: Air-water flow -- Serpentine channel -- Flow pattern -- Pressure drop; Multiphase flow -- Periodicals; Écoulement polyphasique -- Périodiques; Multiphase flow; Periodicals; 620.1064
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2017.07.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0301-9322

Abstract

Abstract: In the present paper, flow patterns and pressure drop characteristics during air-water flow through a single serpentine mini channel have been studied. Ring flow and slug flow have been observed to be the dominant flow patterns. The flow patterns are majorly surface dominated however, effect of gravity is present at low phase velocities. The pressure drop in vertical orientation is found to be higher than horizontal. Horizontal orientation is more prone to non- uniform distribution of flow regimes.