A control procedure for the elimination of mal flow rate distribution in evaporating flow in parallel pipes

Solar Energy

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 329-335

  Taitel, Yehuda ^a   Minzer, Uri ^a   Barnea, Dvora ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Direct steam generation; Evaporation; Parallel pipes; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; PIPE FLOW; PROBLEM SOLVING; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DIRECT STEAM GENERATION; PARALLEL PIPES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EVAPORATION; PIPE FLOW; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOLAR ENERGY; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EVAPORATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEATING; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 40949103929     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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