Weakly nonlinear stability analysis of condensate film flow down a vertical cylinder

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 2821-2829

  Hung, Chen I ^a   Chen, Cha'o Kuang ^a   Tsai, Jung Shun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNIQUES; CONDENSATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; STABILITY; SURFACE TENSION; VAPORS;

CONDENSATE FILM FLOW; NONLINEAR STABILITY THEORY; SUBCRITICAL INSTABILITY; SUPERCRITICAL STABILITY;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0030243535     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00355-X     Document Type: Article

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