Influence of the flashing phenomenon on the boiling curve of refrigerant R134a in minichannels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 1036-1043

  Dutkowski, Krzysztof ^a  

^a KOSZALIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Boiling curve; Experimental investigations; Flashing; Minichannel

Indexed keywords

BOILING CRISIS; BOILING CURVE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEAT FLUX DENSITIES; HEATED LENGTHS; INLET SUBCOOLING; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; MINI CHANNELS; TOTAL LENGTH; TOTAL MASS; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; REFRIGERANTS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 72649101506     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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