Mechanistic prediction of nucleate boiling heat transfer-achievable or a hopeless task?

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Dhir, Vijay K ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NUCLEATION;

BUBBLE DYNAMICS; BUBBLE MERGER; MECHANISTIC PREDICTION;

NUCLEATE BOILING;

BUBBLE FORMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NUCLEATE BOILING; NUCLEATION;

EID: 33645793977     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2136366     Document Type: Article

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