Effects of exit-condition, gravity, and surface-tension on stability and noise-sensitivity issues for steady condensing flows inside tubes and channels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 13-14, 2006, Pages 2058-2076

  Phan, L ^a   Wang, X ^a   Narain, A ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Film condensation; Interfacial stability; Interfacial waves; Phase change; Two phase flows

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; CONDENSATION; LAMINAR FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TENSION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FILM CONDENSATION; INTERFACIAL STABILITY; INTERFACIAL WAVES;

PIPE FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; CONDENSATION; LAMINAR FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PIPE FLOW; SURFACE TENSION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33747619855     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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