Stability analysis and maldistribution control of two-phase flow in parallel evaporating channels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 25-26, 2011, Pages 5298-5305

  Zhang, Tiejun ^a   Wen, John T ^a   Julius, Agung ^a   Peles, Yoav ^a   Jensen, Michael K ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow distribution; Flow instability; Multiple evaporators; Parallel channel; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

A-STABILITY; BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; CHANNEL CHARACTERISTICS; CONTROLLER DESIGNS; DEVICE FAILURES; DRY-OUT; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLOW INSTABILITIES; FLOW RATE MEASUREMENTS; HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS; HOT SPOT; LOOP FLOW; MULTIPLE EVAPORATORS; NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; PARALLEL CHANNEL; PARALLEL SYSTEM; PUMPING POWER; SIMULATION EXAMPLE; SINGLE PHASE; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STABLE EQUILIBRIUM; TOTAL SURFACE AREA; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; UNIFORM FLOW DISTRIBUTIONS; UNOBSERVABLE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY; CONTROLLERS; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; EVAPORATORS; FLOW RATE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PUMPS; STABILITY; TWO PHASE FLOW;

PARALLEL FLOW;

EID: 80053197760     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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