Volume of fluid-based numerical modeling of condensation heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in microchannels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 62-72

  Ganapathy, H ^a   Shooshtari, A ^a   Choo, K ^a   Dessiatoun, S ^a   Alshehhi, M ^b   Ohadi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Condensation Microchannel Numerical simulation Volume of fluid Flow patterns

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION CHARACTERISTICS; CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER; CONSERVATION OF VOLUME; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL VISUALIZATION; LIQUID-VAPOR INTERFACE; SIMULATION VOLUME; TWO-PHASE FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROP;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; DATA VISUALIZATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS; VAPORS;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84879964025     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.05.044     Document Type: Article

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