Condensation in plain horizontal tubes: Recent advances in modelling of heat transfer to pure fluids and mixtures

Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-30

  Thome, J R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Horizontal tubes; Modeling; Pure fluids and mixtures

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; MIXTURES; SHEAR FLOW; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW STRUCTURE; HORIZONTAL TUBES; MODELING; PURE FLUIDS AND MIXTURES;

CONDENSATION;

EID: 14744271213     PISSN: 16785878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-58782005000100002     Document Type: Article

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