Experimental study of electrohydrodynamically augmented condensation heat transfer on a smooth and an enhanced tube

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 499-502

  Wawzyniak, M ^a   Seyed Yagoobil, J ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentation and Enhancement; Condensation; Heat exchangers

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR MEASUREMENT; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE PHENOMENA; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH; CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER; ELECTRIC POWER INPUT; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS EXTRACTION; PSEUDO-DROPWISE CONDENSATION;

HEAT TRANSFER;

CONDENSATION; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; PIPES;

EID: 0029672166     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2825878     Document Type: Article

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