Heat transfer characteristics of refrigerant-oil mixtures flow boiling in a horizontal C-shape curved smooth tube

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 932-943

  Hu, Haitao ^a   Ding, Guoliang ^a   Wei, Wenjian ^a   Huang, Xiangchao ^a   Wang, Zhence ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Boiling; Correlation; Geometry; Heat exchanger; Heat transfer; Mixture; Oil; Refrigerant

Indexed keywords

BOILING; BOILING CORRELATIONS; CORRELATION; CURVATURE RATIO; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW BOILING; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; MIXTURE PROPERTIES; OIL MIXTURES; OUTSIDE DIAMETER; REFRIGERANT-OIL MIXTURES; SMOOTH TUBES; TEST RESULTS; TWO-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER;

BOILING LIQUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HYDROCARBONS; MINERAL OILS; REFRIGERANTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

MIXTURES;

EID: 77955232542     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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