A study of discrepancies in flow boiling results in small to microdiameter metallic tubes

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 126-142

  Karayiannis, Tassos G ^a   Mahmoud, Mohamed M ^a   Kenning, David B R ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Heated length; Small and microtubes; Surface characteristics

Indexed keywords

COLD-DRAWN; CONVECTIVE BOILING; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLOW BOILING; HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM; HEATED LENGTHS; HEATED SECTIONS; INNER DIAMETERS; INNER SURFACES; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; METALLIC TUBES; MICRO-TUBES; MICROSCALE HEAT TRANSFER; ON FLOW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SIMILAR DESIGN; STAINLESS STEEL TUBE; SUBCOOLINGS; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE EFFECT; SYSTEM PRESSURE; TEST SECTIONS; WELDED TUBES;

HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUCLEATE BOILING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINLESS STEEL; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDING;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 81155122913     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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