Flow boiling characteristics and flow pattern visualization of refrigerant/lubricant oil mixtures

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-202

  Bandarra Filho, Enio P ^a,b   Cheng, Lixin ^b   Thome, John R ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Boiling; Distribution; Flow; Heat transfer; Mixture; Oil; Pressure drop; Refrigerant; Survey; Velocity; Visualization

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DROPS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HYDROCARBONS; LUBRICATING OILS; MIXTURES; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS; SURVEYS; THERMOANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION;

BOILING; DISTRIBUTION; FLOW; MIXTURE; OIL; REFRIGERANT; SURVEY; VELOCITY;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 59249092365     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2008.06.013     Document Type: Review

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