A two-dimensional model of the kettle reboiler shell side thermal-hydraulics

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 1214-1224

  Pezo, Milada ^a   Stevanovic, Vladimir D ^b   Stevanovic, Zarko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Kettle reboiler; Numerical simulation; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FRICTION; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDRAULICS; MIXTURES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PIPE FLOW; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; SEPARATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); THERMOANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

INTERFACIAL FRICTION; KETTLE REBOILER; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; VOID FRACTION;

REBOILERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FRICTION; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDRAULICS; MIXTURES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PIPE FLOW; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; REBOILERS; SEPARATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); THERMOANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33144465571     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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