Analysis of liquid-vapor interface during film condensation on a horizontal tube with low radial fins

Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-139

  Homescu, D ^a   Panday, P K ^a   Prenel, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

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EID: 0000243644     PISSN: 10653090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JFlowVisImageProc.v5.i2.40     Document Type: Article

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