Experimental two-phase pressure gradients during evaporation of pure and mixed refrigerants in a smooth horizontal tube. Comparison with correlations

Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 709-725

  Greco, A ^a   Vanoli, G P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Convective boiling; Pressure drop; R134a; R22; R404A; R407C; R410A; R507; Smooth tube

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DATA ACQUISITION; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; STAINLESS STEEL;

CONVECTIVE BOILING; R134A; R404A; SMOOTH TUBE;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33646396243     PISSN: 09477411     EISSN: 14321181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00231-005-0020-7     Document Type: Article

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