Effect of a hydrophobic coating on the local heat transfer coefficient in forced convection under wet conditions

Experimental Heat Transfer

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 163-177

  Rainieri, S ^a   Bozzoli, F ^a   Pagliarini, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dehumidifying processes; Local heat transfer coefficient; Parameter estimation; Surface condensation; Surface treatments

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM PLATES; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; DEHUMIDIFYING PROCESSES; DROPWISE CONDENSATION; ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES; HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION; HUMID AIR; HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; INVERSE HEAT CONDUCTION PROBLEM; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; SURFACE CONDENSATION; SURFACE WETTABILITY; TURBULENT STREAMS; WET CONDITIONS;

COATINGS; CONDENSATION; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; HYDROPHOBICITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TREATMENT; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WATER VAPOR;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 70449574355     PISSN: 08916152     EISSN: 15210480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916150902950004     Document Type: Article

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