Bubble growth, departure and the following flow pattern evolution during flow boiling in a mini-tube

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 21-22, 2010, Pages 4819-4831

  Fu, X ^a   Zhang, P ^a   Huang, C J ^a   Wang, R Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bubble departure; Bubble growth; Flow reversal; Mini tube; Post dryout

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR FLOWS; BEFORE AND AFTER; BOILING CURVE; BUBBLE DEPARTURE DIAMETER; BUBBLE GROWTH; CONSTANT GROWTH RATES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW BOILING; FLOW REGIMES; FLOW REVERSALS; HEAT TRANSFER CAPABILITY; HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; INERTIAL FORCES; INNER DIAMETERS; ITO FILMS; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MACRO-TUBES; MINI TUBES; NUCLEATION SITES; OUTER SURFACE; POST-DRYOUT; QUARTZ GLASS; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; SIZE EFFECTS; TEST SECTIONS; TUBE SIZE; WORKING FLUID;

BIOLOGY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; ITO GLASS; LIQUID FILMS; LIQUID NITROGEN; NUCLEATION; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 77955518595     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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