An experimental study of flow condensation heat transfer inside circular and rectangular mini-channels

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 36-44

  Shin, Jeong Seob ^a   Kim, Moo Hwan ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; CONDENSATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT LOSSES; HYDRAULICS; MASS TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW CONDENSATION; MASS FLOW; MASS FLUX; MINICHANNELS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 14644419002     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630590907185     Document Type: Conference Paper

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