Thermal analysis of internal condensation process in a horizontal tube of falling film evaporation

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 24, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 101-108

  Yang, Luopeng ^a   Shen, Shengqiang ^a   Hu, Huawei ^a   Chen, Xue ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Axial pressure drop gradient; Horizontal tube of falling film evaporation; Internal condensation; Non condensable gas; Tube length

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751536681     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2010.1249     Document Type: Article

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