Experimental investigation of capillary-assisted evaporation on the outside surface of horizontal tubes

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 15-16, 2008, Pages 4047-4054

  Xia, Z Z ^a   Yang, G Z ^a   Wang, R Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Capillary assisted; Enhanced tube; Experimental investigation; Film evaporation

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; EVAPORATION; FLUIDICS; FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; LIQUID FILMS; MOISTURE; NANOFLUIDICS; PRESSURE; REFRIGERATION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACES; THERMOANALYSIS; THIN FILMS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VAPORS;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; BOTTOM SURFACES; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; EVAPORATION HEAT TRANSFER; EVAPORATION PRESSURE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; FLUID FLOWING; HORIZONTAL TUBES; IMMERSION DEPTH; LIQUID LEVELS; MICRO-GROOVES; MICRO-SCALE HEAT TRANSFER; OPERATING PARAMETERS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SATURATED TEMPERATURES; THIN LIQUID FILMS; TRANSFER METHODS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 45449114424     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.11.042     Document Type: Article

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