The effect of fin height during steam condensation on a horizontal stainless steel integral-fin tube

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 6, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 237-250

  Das, Ashok K ^b   Incheck, George A ^a   Marto, Paul J ^a,b  

^a Naval Postgraduate School ^*  (United States)

^b Metal Deposition Products Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Horizontal tube; Integral fin; Stainless steel; Steam condensation

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); PIPE FLOW; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL PIPE; SURFACE TENSION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

FILM-CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER; INTEGRAL-FIN TUBES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0032624455     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jenhheattransf.v6.i2-4.120     Document Type: Article

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