Analysis of flow instabilities and their role on critical heat flux for two-phase downflow and low pressure systems

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-48

  Nair, S ^a   Lele, S ^a   Ishii, M ^a   Revankar, S T ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; INSTABILITY;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STABILITY; SURFACE WAVES;

DENSITY WAVE OSCILLATIONS; DOWNFLOW; DRIFT FLUX; FLOW EXCURSION; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0029657569     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(96)85004-6     Document Type: Article

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