Falling-film evaporation on tube bundle with plain and enhanced tubes - Part I: Experimental results

Experimental Heat Transfer

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 259-280

  Habert, M ^a   Thome, J R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

enhanced boiling; falling film evaporation; heat transfer; pool boiling; two phase flow; Wilson plot

Indexed keywords

ALABAMA; BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; ENHANCED BOILING; ENHANCED SURFACE; ENHANCED TUBES; FALLING FILM; FALLING-FILM EVAPORATION; GERMANY; LIQUID REFRIGERANTS; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PLAIN TUBES; POOL BOILING; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; SINGLE TUBES; STRUCTURED SURFACES; TUBE BUNDLE; WILSON PLOTS;

EVAPORATION; EVAPORATORS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LAKES; LIQUID FILMS; NUCLEATE BOILING; REFRIGERANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VISUALIZATION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 77957130433     PISSN: 08916152     EISSN: 15210480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916152.2010.502045     Document Type: Article

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