Experimental measurement and modeling of downflow condensation in a circular tube

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 567-581

  Park, Ilchung ^a   Kim, Sung Min ^a   Mudawar, Issam ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annular flow; Condensation; Downflow; Eddy diffusivity

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR CONDENSATION; ANNULAR FLOWS; CIRCULAR TUBES; CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER; COUNTERFLOW; DOWNFLOW; DOWNSTREAM WAVES; EDDY DIFFUSIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FILM INTERFACES; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER MEASUREMENTS; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; INNER WALLS; MEAN ABSOLUTE ERROR; STAINLESS STEEL TUBE; TEST MODULES; WAVY INTERFACE;

CONDENSATION; FLOW RATE; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LIQUID FILMS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE TENSION;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 84869862867     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.10.060     Document Type: Article

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