Stabilization of flow boiling in a micro tube with air injection

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1255-1264

  Han, Youngbae ^a   Shikazono, Naoki ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air injection; Flow boiling; Liquid film; Micro tube; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

AIR BUBBLES; AIR INJECTION; FLOW BOILING; ITO FILMS; LIQUID SLUG LENGTH; MASS VELOCITY; MICRO-TUBES; PYREX GLASS; REGULAR PATTERNS; REVERSE FLOW; STABILIZATION METHODS; TEST TUBE; WALL TEMPERATURES; WORKING FLUID;

ITO GLASS; LIQUID FILMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STABILIZATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 80955179501     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2011.04.013     Document Type: Article

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