In this paper are discussed the results of an experiment on the relative velocity between air and water flowing in a tube 5575mm long and 27.6mm in inside diameter placed at angles 0°, 30°, 60°, and 90° to the horizontal surface. The flowing rate was from 0.2 to 2.64m/s for water and from 0.1 to 1.6m/s for air in single phase flow. The results may be summerized as follows : 1) When the tube is at angles 0°, 30° and 60° to the horizontal, the relative velocity w
γ increases in direct proportion to the air flow rate and in inverse proportion to the water rate. In some cases the relative velocity obtains negative values. 2) When the tube is vertical, w
γ in creases with the air flow rate, the rate of increase being smaller for larger water flow rate. 3) w
γ is influenced not only by the tube-inclination and the specific density of the mixture, but also by the water flow rate.
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