A heat transfer model for evaporation of coalescing bubbles in micro-channel flow

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-125

  Consolini, L ^a   Thome, J R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Flow boiling; Heat transfer; Micro channel; Model

Indexed keywords

ADDED MASS; BUBBLE FLOW; CHANNEL WALL; CONVECTIVE BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; DIABATIC; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FILM EVAPORATION; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW PATTERN MAP; HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM; HEAT TRANSFER MODEL; ISOLATED BUBBLES; LIQUID SLUG; MICRO-SCALES; MICROCHANNEL FLOW; NEW MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; THIN EVAPORATING LIQUID FILMS; THIN FILM EVAPORATION; VAPOR QUALITY;

CHANNEL FLOW; COALESCENCE; EVAPORATION; FLOCCULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; LIQUID FILMS; NUCLEATE BOILING; SURFACE TENSION; VAPORS; WALL FLOW;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 73749088070     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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