Unifying the controlling mechanisms for the critical heat flux and quenching: The ability of liquid to contact the hot surface

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 972-982

  Unal, C ^a   Daw, V ^a   Nelson, R A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiling; High temperature phenomena

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; SURFACES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BOILING HEAT TRANSFER REGIMES; CRITICAL HEAT FLUX (CHF); GAERTNER'S HEAT TRANSFER DATA; HOT SURFACE LIQUID CONTACT; NUCLEAR POOL BOILING;

SURFACES;

EID: 0026953331     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2911909     Document Type: Article

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