Flow boiling visualization of R-134a in a vertical channel of small diameter

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Martín Callizo, Claudi ^a   Palm, Björn ^a   Owhaib, Wahib ^a   Ali, Rashid ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Flow patterns; Microchannel; Refrigerant R 134a; Two phase

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER MIXTURE; ANNULAR FLOWS; BUBBLY FLOW; CHURN FLOW; CIRCULAR CHANNELS; COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; FLOW BOILING; FLOW PATTERN MAP; HEATED LENGTHS; HIGH-SPEED; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; INLET SUBCOOLING; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; MICRO-SCALES; MIST FLOWS; ON FLOW; QUARTZ TUBES; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; SLUG FLOW; SMALL-DIAMETER; VERTICAL CHANNELS;

CAMERAS; FLOW PATTERNS; INLET FLOW; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MICROCHANNELS; MOS DEVICES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; QUARTZ; REFRIGERANTS; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; VISUALIZATION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 77954538869     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000012     Document Type: Article

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