Digital computer simulation of dropwise condensation from equilibrium droplet to detectable size

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 3137-3146

  Burnside, B M ^a   Hadi, H A ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; DROP FORMATION; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; STEAM; THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

CONDUCTION RESISTANCE; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DROPWISE CONDENSATION; HISTOGRAM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

HEAT TRANSFER; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 0344562877     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(98)00372-X     Document Type: Article

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