Falling films on arrays of horizontal tubes with R-134a, Part I: Boiling heat transfer results for four types of tubes

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 398-414

  Roques, J F ^a   Thome, J R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HOT WATER HEATING; LIQUID FILMS; REFRIGERANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEST FACILITIES;

FALLING FILMS; HORIZONTAL TUBES; NUCLEATE POOL BOILING;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 33847714163     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630601163629     Document Type: Article

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