Void fractions for condensing refrigerant flow in small channels. Part II: Void fraction measurement and modeling

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 246-262

  Winkler, Julian ^a   Killion, Jesse ^a   Garimella, Srinivas ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensation; Heat transfer; Microchannel; Pressure drop; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; INTERMITTENT FLOWS; MINI-CHANNELS; NEW MODEL; OVERLAP REGION; PLUG FLOW; REFRIGERANT FLOW; SMALL CHANNELS; VOID FRACTION MEASUREMENT; WAVY FLOW;

CONDENSATION; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

VOID FRACTION;

EID: 84856523914     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2011.08.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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