Flow boiling heat transfer in horizontal metal-foam tubes

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 131, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Zhao, C Y ^a   Lu, W ^a   Tassou, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boiling heat transfer; Metal foam; Vapor quality

Indexed keywords

BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; BOILING HEAT-TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; CELL SIZE; COPPER FOAM; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW-MIXING; FOAM FILLED TUBE; LOW MASS; MASS FLOW RATE; METAL FOAMS; OPERATING PRESSURE; PLAIN TUBES; POOL BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE INCREASE; REFRIGERANT TEMPERATURE; SURFACE AREA; VAPOR QUALITY; WALL SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

FLOW PATTERNS; FOAMS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MASS TRANSFER; METALS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VAPORS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 77953877344     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3216036     Document Type: Article

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