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Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2016

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New experimental flow boiling heat transfer results averaged along a very low thermal conductivity polyimide channel are presented. The experimental setup consists of a horizontal, 285 mm-long, 2.689 mm inner diameter polyimide tube, heated by a counter-cu ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2016

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EPFL2016

Boiling heat transfer in microchannels has been investigated extensively in the last two decades. However, most results from independent experimental studies display a substantial disagreement on the influence of the flow conditions and mechanisms on the h ...

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Heat loads in inboard limited L-mode plasmas in TCV

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Boiling Augmentation With Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces: Current Status And Research Outlook

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Advances in the development of micro- and nanostructured surfaces have enabled tremendous progress in delineation of mechanisms in boiling heat transfer and have propelled the rapid enhancement of heat transfer rates. This area of research is poised to mak ...

Taylor & Francis Inc2014

Boiling on a Tube Bundle: Part II-Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop

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An extensive experimental study was undertaken to measure nucleate pool boiling heat transfer coefficients, local bundle boiling heat transfer coefficients, and two-phase bundle pressure drops for R134a and R236fa on one plain tube bundle configuration. Th ...

2012

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This article presents an experimental study of upward flow boiling heat transfer in multiport tubes. Usually, multiport tubes are utilized horizontally in automotive and air-conditioning systems while here there is interest in vertical flow as part of a tw ...

2012

Experimental flow boiling heat transfer results are presented for horizontal 1.0 and 2.2 mm I. D. (internal diameter) stainless steel tubes for tests with R1234ze(E), a new refrigerant developed as a substitute for R134a with a much lower global warming po ...

2012

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Elsevier2011

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