Flow boiling of R134a in circular microtubes - Part I: Study of heat transfer characteristics

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Basu, Saptarshi ^a   Ndao, Sidy ^a   Michna, Gregory J ^b   Peles, Yoav ^b   Jensen, Michael K ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b South Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Microscale; R134a

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE ERRORS; CIRCULAR MICROTUBES; DATA POINTS; ERROR LIMITS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW BOILING; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; MASS FLUX; MICROSCALE; R134A; SATURATION PRESSURE; TWO-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER; VAPOR QUALITY;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; VAPORS;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 79551692923     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4003159     Document Type: Article

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