Thermal analysis of plate condensers in presence of flow maldistribution

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 25-26, 2006, Pages 4966-4977

  Rao Bobbili, Prabhakara ^a   Sunden, Bengt ^a   Das, Sarit Kumar ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Condensation; Heat transfer; Mathematical modelling; Phase change; Transport processes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THERMOANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PHASE CHANGE; TRANSPORT PROCESSES;

CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THERMOANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33750296879     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.05.040     Document Type: Article

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