Multiphase Flow Flashcards
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Multiphase flow
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Sketch of multiphase flow in an oil pipe, where the continuous phase is the liquid carrying smaller particles. Gas and oil particles are in a disperse phase.
In fluid mechanics, multiphase flow is the simultaneous flow of materials with two or more thermodynamic phases. Virtually all processing technologies from cavitating pumps and turbines to paper-making and the construction of plastics involve some form of multiphase flow. It is also prevalent in many natural phenomena.
