A review of flow pattern-based predictive correlations during refrigerant condensation in horizontally smooth and enhanced tubes

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-19

  Liebenberg, L ^a   Meyer, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT TRANSFER; REFRIGERANTS;

FLOW MODELS; NON STRATIFIED FLOW; REFRIGERANT CONDENSATION; VAPOR LIQUID INTERFACES;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 38549155470     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630701677049     Document Type: Review

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