Critical heat flux in subcooled flow boiling-an assessment of current understanding and future directions for research

Multiphase Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 105-130

  Kandlikar, S G ^a  

^a Kate Gleason College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION;

CRITICAL HEAT FLUX; SUBCOOLED FLOW BOILING;

NUCLEATE BOILING;

EID: 0035781085     PISSN: 02761459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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