A theoretical study of film condensation in horizontal microfin tubes

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 94-101

  Honda, Hiroshi ^a   Wang, Huasheng ^a   Nozu, Shigeru ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Condensation; Enhancement; Heat transfer; Modeling; Two phase

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); GRAVITATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRIGERANTS; SURFACE TENSION;

LAMINAR FILM CONDENSATION; MICROFIN TUBES;

CONDENSER TUBES;

CONDENSATION; FIN; HEAT TRANSFER; STRATIFIED FLOW;

EID: 0036473349     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1421048     Document Type: Article

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