Assessment of chf enhancement mechanisms in a curved, rectangular channel subjected to concave heating

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 394-404

  Sturgis, J C ^a   Kim, J ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiling; Enhancement; Experimental; Forced convection; Heat transfer; Visualization

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CHANNEL FLOW; COOLING; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT FLUX; LIQUIDS; PHASE INTERFACES; VAPORS;

CRITICAL HEAT FLUX; ENHANCEMENT;

FORCED CONVECTION;

CHANNEL FLOW; CRITICAL HEAT FLUX; CURVATURE; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 0032822115     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2825992     Document Type: Article

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