An Experimentally Validated Model for Two-Phase Sudden Contraction Pressure Drop in Microchannel Tube Headers

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 69-77

  Coleman, John Wesley ^a  

^a Brazeway Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS FLUXES; MICROCHANNEL TUBE HEADERS;

FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; REFRIGERANTS; SHRINKAGE; SURFACE TENSION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 16544368643     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630490280335     Document Type: Conference Paper

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