The origin of the dynamic growth of vapor bubbles related to vapor explosions

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 174-182

  Lee, H S ^a   Merte, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow instability; Microgravity Heat Transfer; Phase Change Phenomena

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE INTERFACES; VAPORS;

LANDAU THEORY; PROSPERETTI-PLESSET MECHANISMS; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR THEORY; SUPERHEATS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

BOILING; BUBBLE; EXPLOSION;

EID: 11744344982     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2830041     Document Type: Article

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