Visualisation of low heat and mass flux boiling in a small metal pipe using neutron radiography

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Microchannels and Minichannels (ICMM2004)

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 499-505

  Oseen Senda, K M ^a   Lundell, F ^a   Hillenbach, A ^b,c   Pauchet, J ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boiling; Fuel cell cooling; Minichannel; Neutron radiography; Pentane; Superheat; Two phase; Visualization

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; CHANNEL FLOW; COOLING; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FUEL CELLS; MIXTURES; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; PIPE FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FUEL CELL COOLING; MINICHANNELS; PENTANE; SUPERHEAT; TWO PHASE;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 4544322827     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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