Flow visualization and flow pattern identification with power spectral density distributions of pressure traces during refrigerant condensation in smooth and microfin tubes

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-220

  Liebenberg, Leon ^a   Thome, John R ^b   Meyer, Josua P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; OSCILLATIONS; REFRIGERANTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

MICROFIN TUBES; PATTERN IDENTIFIER; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; REFRIGERANT CONDENSATION;

CONDENSATION;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 17744367212     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1857942     Document Type: Article

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