Heat transfer mechanism and flow pattern during flow boiling of water in a vertical narrow channel-experimental results

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1172-1181

  Sobierska, Ewelina ^a   Kulenovic, Rudi ^a   Mertz, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Heat transfer; Micro channel; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; GETTERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; MASS TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW BOILING; FLUID-INLET SUBCOOLED CONDITIONS; TWO-PHASE FLOW PATTERNS;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 34548845035     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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