Universal approach to predicting two-phase frictional pressure drop for adiabatic and condensing mini/micro-channel flows

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 3246-3261

  Kim, Sung Min ^a   Mudawar, Issam ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiabatic two phase flow; Condensation; Micro channel; Mini channel; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

DATA POINTS; FLOW PARAMETERS; FLOW QUALITY; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE GRADIENTS; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; MASS VELOCITY; MINI CHANNELS; MINI/MICRO-CHANNEL; MULTIPLE CHANNELS; PREDICTIVE ACCURACY; REDUCED PRESSURE; SEPARATED FLOWS; SMALL CHANNELS; TWO-PHASE FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROP; UNIVERSAL APPROACH; VAPOR STATE; WORKING FLUID;

CHANNEL FLOW; CONDENSATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FRICTION; LIQUIDS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84859576675     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.02.047     Document Type: Article

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