Microscale transport processes in the evaporator of a constrained vapor bubble

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 166-173

  Zheng, Ling ^a   Wang, Ying Xin ^a,b   Wayner Jr , Peter C ^a   Plawsky, Joel L ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; EVAPORATORS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAVITATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VAPORS;

CONSTRAINED VAPOR BUBBLE HEAT EXCHANGER; FILM THICKNESS; MICROGRAVITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

SPACE STATIONS;

BUBBLE; EVAPORATOR; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0038666179     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6772     Document Type: Article

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