Numerical simulation of laminar liquid film condensation in a horizontal circular minichannel

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Da Riva, E ^a   Del Col, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; condensation; gravity; minichannel; surface tension; VOF

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; CONDENSATION PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GLOBAL EFFECTS; LAMINAR LIQUID FILMS; LIQUID PHASE; MINI CHANNELS; REYNOLDS; STEADY STATE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL VOLUME; UNIFORM INTERFACE; VAPOR PHASE; VAPOR QUALITY; VAPOR-LIQUID INTERFACES; VOF; WALL TEMPERATURES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONDENSATION; GRAVITATION; LIQUID FILMS; SURFACE TENSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VAPORS;

FLUIDS;

EID: 84859894430     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4005710     Document Type: Article

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