Numerical simulation of film boiling on a sphere with a volume of fluid interface tracking method

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 1646-1657

  Yuan, M H ^a   Yang, Y H ^a   Li, T S ^a   Hu, Z H ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Film boiling; Phase change; VOF

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION THEORY; FLOW FIELDS; NATURAL CONVECTION; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

FILM BOILING; INTERFACE TRACKING METHOD; VOLUME-OF-FLUID (VOF);

BOILING LIQUIDS;

BOILING LIQUIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION THEORY; FLOW FIELDS; NATURAL CONVECTION; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 39749089058     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.07.037     Document Type: Article

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