Prediction of refrigerant void fraction in horizontal tubes using probabilistic flow regime maps

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1141-1155

  Jassim, E W ^a   Newell, T A ^a   Chato, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow regime map; Horizontal tubes; Probabilistic; Refrigerant; Review; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; REFRIGERANTS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW REGIME MAP; HORIZONTAL TUBES;

VOID FRACTION;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; REFRIGERANTS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION;

EID: 40949090933     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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