Condensation in horizontal tubes, part 1: Two-phase flow pattern map

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 3349-3363

  El Hajal, J ^a   Thome, J R ^a   Cavallini, A ^a,b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT TRANSFER; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW PATTERN MAPS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONDENSATION; FLOW PATTERN; HEAT TRANSFER; TUBE ARRAY; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0037933271     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(03)00139-X     Document Type: Article

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