Pendant droplet motion for absorption on horizontal tube banks

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 47, Issue 19-20, 2004, Pages 4403-4414

  Killion, Jesse D ^a   Garimella, Srinivas ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COOLING; DROP BREAKUP; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

LITHIUM-BROMIDE SOLUTIONS; PENDANT DROPLET MOTION; TUBE BANKS;

FILMS;

COOLING; DROPLET; HEAT PUMP; HEAT TRANSFER; TUBE ARRAY;

EID: 3242684553     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.04.032     Document Type: Article

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