Numerical study of single bubble dynamics during flow boiling

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 864-876

  Li, Ding ^a   Dhir, Vijay K ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Numerical simulation; Single bubble

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BUBBLE DYANAMICS; FLOW BOILING;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BOILING LIQUIDS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 34548300018     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2717942     Document Type: Article

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