Internal condensing flows inside a vertical pipe - Experimental/ computational investigations of effects of constrained and natural exit conditions

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 376 HTD, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 543-553

  Narain, A ^a   Siemionko, A ^a   Kurita, J H ^a   Ng, T W ^a   Kim, N ^a   Opella, K ^a   Sweger, P O ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Film condensation; Interfacial waves; Phase change heat transfer; Two phase flows

Indexed keywords

FILM CONDENSATION; INTERFACIAL WAVES; PHASE-CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER; TWO-PHASE FLOWS;

CONDENSATION; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; PIPE; VAPORS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 33645653703     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2005-80441     Document Type: Conference Paper

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