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A Comparison of Flooding Models for Air-Water and Steam-Water Flow

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A number of models have been proposed over the years for flooding, or countercurrent flow limitation (CCFL), for gas-liquid flow. These may be roughly classified as surface wave stability theories, static equilibrium theories, envelope or limiting operating condition theories, and semi-empirical correlations. The scatter of the data is rather large, partly because of the different definitions of flooding which have been employed, and partly because of the strong influence of the entrance and exit conditions. Some progress has been made recently in distinguishing between various critical conditions and locations for flooding; these effects tend to distinguish steam-water flooding from air-water flooding. The various theories are reviewed briefly and comparisons made with representative data. Directions for future research are indicated.

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Bankoff, S.G., Lee, S.C. (1983). A Comparison of Flooding Models for Air-Water and Steam-Water Flow. In: Kakaç, S., Ishii, M. (eds) Advances in Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer. NATO ASI Series, vol 64. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6848-6_10

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