Evaluation of flow patterns and elongated bubble characteristics during the flow boiling of halocarbon refrigerants in a micro-scale channel

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 766-775

  Arcanjo, Alexandre Alves ^a   Tibiriçá, Cristiano Bigonha ^a   Ribatski, Gherhardt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elongated bubbles; Flow boiling; Flow patterns; Micro channel

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR FLOWS; BUBBLE CHARACTERISTICS; BUBBLE VELOCITIES; DC CURRENT; DIABATIC; FLOW BOILING; HALOCARBON REFRIGERANT; HEATED SECTIONS; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; MASS VELOCITY; MICRO-SCALES; PHASE SUPERFICIAL VELOCITIES; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; STAINLESS STEEL TUBE; VAPOR QUALITY;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); HALOCARBONS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; STAINLESS STEEL; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES; VAPORS; VELOCITY; VISUALIZATION;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 77951297859     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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