Operating limit of heat transport in two-phase thermosyphon with connecting pipe (heated surface temperature fluctuation and flow pattern)

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 19-20, 2009, Pages 4519-4524

  Inoue, Toshiaki ^a   Monde, Masanori ^b  

^a KURUME INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flooding; Operating limit; Phase change; Thermosyphon; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC PIPES; COUNTER-CURRENT FLOW; FLOODING; HEAT TRANSPORT; HEATED SURFACES; INLET EFFECT; INNER DIAMETERS; LIQUID CHAMBERS; NEW YORK; OPERATING LIMIT; PHASE CHANGE; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; THERMOSYPHON; TWO-PHASE THERMOSYPHON; UPPER-END; VAPOR CHAMBER; VAPOR-LIQUID; WORKING FLUID;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CAPILLARY FLOW; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; LIQUIDS; PIPE; SIPHONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TWO PHASE FLOW; VAPORS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 67650085518     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.03.062     Document Type: Article

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