Mechanism of annular two-phase flow heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop penalty in the presence of a radial electric field - Turbulence analysis

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 478-486

  Feng, Y ^a   Seyed Yagoobi, J ^a  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Annular flow; Electric fields; Enhancement; Heat transfer; Turbulence; Two phase

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; PRESSURE DROP; STRESSES; TURBULENCE;

ANNULAR FLOW;

HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENCE; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0038006813     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1571089     Document Type: Article

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