A general correlation for adiabatic two-phase pressure drop in micro/mini-channels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 2732-2739

  Li, Wei ^a   Wu, Zan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bond number; Microchannel; Pressure drop; Reynolds number; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

BOND NUMBER; BOND NUMBERS; CHANNEL DIMENSION; CHISHOLM PARAMETERS; DATA POINTS; GENERALIZED CORRELATION; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; SINGLE-CHANNEL; TWO-PHASE MULTIPLIERS; TWO-PHASE PRESSURE DROPS;

CAPILLARITY; MICROCHANNELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 77949913113     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.02.029     Document Type: Article

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