Heat transfer enhancement using laminar gas-liquid segmented plug flows

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Muzychka, Y S ^a   Walsh, E J ^b   Walsh, P ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Graetz flow; heat transfer; plug flow; Poiseuille flow; segmented flow; Taylor flow; thermal enhancement; two phase flow

Indexed keywords

GRAETZ FLOW; PLUG FLOW; POISEUILLE FLOW; SEGMENTED FLOW; TAYLOR FLOW; THERMAL ENHANCEMENT;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LIQUIDS; PIPE FLOW;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 79251615854     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002807     Document Type: Article

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