Film condensation of R-134a and R-236fa, Part 2: Experimental results and predictive correlation for bundle condensation on enhanced tubes

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 809-820

  Christians, Marcel ^a   Habert, Mathieu ^a   Thome, John R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION TEMPERATURE; ENHANCED TUBES; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FALLING FILM; FILM CONDENSATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; LOCAL HEAT FLUX; LOCAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE CORRELATION; PREDICTIVE METHODS; TEST SECTIONS; TUBE BUNDLE; TUBE SPACING;

CONDENSATION; REFRIGERANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 77951113351     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630903547487     Document Type: Article

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