Effects of diameter on interfacial structure in horizontal two-phase flow: A review

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Review

Issue		Res. Des. Nucl. Eng. Volume 2, 2026


Article Number		2025013
Number of page(s)		20
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/rdne/2025013
Published online		19 May 2026

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