Flow boiling heat transfer in microgravity: Recent progress

Multiphase Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-212

  Celata, G P ^a   Zummo, G ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY; EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT GENERATION RATE; HEAT LOADS; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; MICROGRAVITY CONDITIONS; MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENTS; ON FLOW; QUANTITATIVE EFFECTS; RECENT PROGRESS; REDUCED GRAVITY; SAFE OPERATION; SINGLE-PHASE SYSTEMS;

DISTRICT HEATING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROGRAVITY; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE PLATFORMS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 70349862942     PISSN: 02761459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/MultScienTechn.v21.i3.20     Document Type: Article

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