Influence of lubricant oil on heat transfer performance of refrigerant flow boiling inside small diameter tubes. Part II: Correlations

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-84

  Wei, Wenjian ^a   Ding, Guoliang ^a   Hu, Haitao ^a   Wang, Kaijian ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Correlation; Heat transfer; Lubricant oil; Refrigerant; Small diameter tube

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; LUBRICATING OILS; REFRIGERANTS; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

SMALL DIAMETER TUBES; TEST TUBES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

BOILING LIQUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; LUBRICATING OILS; REFRIGERANTS; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 34548767021     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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