Publications by Farzad Vakili Farahani

Force measurement of a gas-assisted atomization using an impulse probe

The main objective of this study was to develop further insight into the mass flux characterization of an effervescent atomization. The spray is injected through an industrial effervescent nozzle, and is measured using a newly developed coupled PDPA + IS m ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2019

Flow boiling and frictional pressure gradients in plate heat exchangers. Part 2: Comparison of literature methods to database and new prediction methods

John Richard Thome, Raffaele Luca Amalfi, Farzad Vakili Farahani

In the second part of this study a sensitivity analysis on the prediction methods is performed to consider the effect of plate geometry on thermal hydraulic performance and an extensive comparison of all the two-phase pressure drop and flow boiling heat tr ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2016

Flow boiling and frictional pressure gradients in plate heat exchangers. Part 1: Review and experimental database

John Richard Thome, Raffaele Luca Amalfi, Farzad Vakili Farahani

This two-part paper presents an overview of evaporation heat transfer mechanisms, a review of the experimental and prediction methods and a creation of a consolidated multi-lab database of 3601 data points and provides a detailed comparison of all the pred ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2016

Experimental study on two-phase heat transfer and pressure drop in compact heat exchangers

Farzad Vakili Farahani

EPFL2014

Experimental study on condensation heat transfer in vertical minichannels for new refrigerant R1234ze(E) versus R134a and R236fa (vol 35, pg 442, 2011)

John Richard Thome, Lorenzo Consolini, Farzad Vakili Farahani, Jung Eung Park

2012

Experimental study on condensation heat transfer in vertical minichannels for new refrigerant R1234ze(E) versus R134a and R236fa

John Richard Thome, Lorenzo Consolini, Farzad Vakili Farahani, Jung Eung Park

Experimental condensation heat transfer data for the new refrigerant R1234ze(E), trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, are presented and compared with refrigerants R134a and R236fa for a vertically aligned, aluminum multi-port tube. Local condensation heat tra ...

Elsevier2011