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Results of an experimental study of void fraction φ in two vertical tubes of different diameters and lengths under low pressure of steam-water flow are presented. The region of high values of φ is considered. Generalizing correlations are presented.
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Original Russian Text © B.F. Balunov, A.A. Shcheglov, V.A. Il’in, V.D. Lychakov, S.V. Svetlov, A.M. Khizbullin, A.N. Sokolov, 2012, published in Teploenergetika.
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Balunov, B.F., Shcheglov, A.A., Il’in, V.A. et al. Void fraction in vertical tubes under low pressure of steam-water flow. Therm. Eng. 59, 20–25 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040601512010016
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