Importance of non-boiling two-phase flow heat transfer in pipes for industrial applications

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 711-732

  Ghajar, Afshin J ^a   Tang, Clement C ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER FLOW; BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; BOILING TWO-PHASE FLOW; ENGINEERING PRACTICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAS LIQUID FLOWS; HEAT TRANSFER CORRELATION; IN-PIPE; INCLINATION ANGLES; OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY; TWO-PHASE FLOW HEAT TRANSFER; TWO-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER;

FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PIPE; PROCESS ENGINEERING; TWO PHASE FLOW;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 77649243365     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630903500833     Document Type: Article

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