Turbulent film condensation in the presence of non-condensable gases over a horizontal tube

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1777-1785

  Chen, Cha'o Kuang ^a   Lin, Yan Ting ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Film condensation; Non condensable gas; Turbulent

Indexed keywords

BULK CONCENTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FILM CONDENSATION; HORIZONTAL TUBES; INLET VELOCITY; LOCAL HEAT FLUX; NON-CONDENSABLE GAS; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TURBULENT; TURBULENT FILM CONDENSATION; TWO-PHASE MODEL;

CONDENSATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MAGNETIC FILMS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

GASES;

EID: 67650022078     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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