Numerical study of condensing bubble in subcooled boiling flow using volume of fluid model

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 5899-5909

  Jeon, Seong Su ^a   Kim, Seong Jin ^b   Park, Goon Cherl ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bubble behavior; Condensation; Heat and mass transfer; Numerical analysis; Two phase flow; VOF model

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE BEHAVIOR; BUBBLE CONDENSATION; BUBBLE SHAPES; CFD SIMULATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUENT CODE; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL STUDIES; SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY; SIMULATION RESULT; SUBCOOLED BOILING FLOW; USER-DEFINED FUNCTIONS; VOF MODEL; VOLUME OF FLUID MODEL;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 80053318739     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.08.011     Document Type: Article

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