Falling films on arrays of horizontal tubes with R-134a, Part II: Flow visualization, onset of dryout, and heat transfer predictions

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 415-434

  Roques, J F ^a   Thome, J R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; EVAPORATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NUCLEATE BOILING;

DRYOUT; FALLING FILMS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 33847723945     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630601163736     Document Type: Article

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