Experimental study on the onset of local dryout in an evaporating falling film on horizontal plain tubes

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 483-493

  Ribatski, Gherhardt ^a   Thome, John R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dryout; Evaporation; Falling film; Heat transfer; Tube banks

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUCLEATE BOILING; REFRIGERANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

DRYOUT; FALLING FILM; TUBE BANKS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUCLEATE BOILING; REFRIGERANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 33947730476     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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