Visualization study of steam condensation in triangular microchannels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 21-22, 2009, Pages 5122-5129

  Chen, Yongping ^a   Wu, Rui ^a   Shi, Mingheng ^a   Wu, Jiafeng ^a   Peterson, G P ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensation; Flow pattern; Heat transfer; Microchannel

Indexed keywords

BUBBLY FLOW; CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; MASS FLOW RATE; SILICON MICROCHANNELS; STEAM CONDENSATION; TOTAL PRESSURE DROP; TRIANGULAR MICROCHANNELS; VISUALIZATION EXPERIMENT; WALL TEMPERATURES; WEBER NUMBERS;

CONDENSATION; DROPS; FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEAM CONDENSERS; VAPORS; VISUALIZATION;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 68749087253     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.04.034     Document Type: Article

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