The role of interfacial mobility in determining the interfacial shear factor in two-phase wavy film flow

David Moalem Maron*, Neima Brauner

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Abstract

A new approach towards the prediction of the interfacial friction factor in two-phase wavy film flow is presented. It is shown that the associated interfacial shear and pressure drop are directly related to the waviness characteristics and to the mobility of the interface. Comparison of the predicted interfacial shear factor with experiment for concurrent downwards annular flow is satisfactory. The proposed approach appears to offer a possibility for closed form modelling of the interfacial shear and wave characteristics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-55
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987

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