Raffaele L. Amalfi

TL;DR: In this article, 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 transfer prediction methods available in the open literature are also provided versus the large diversified database presented in Part 1.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present 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 provide a detailed comparison of all the prediction methods to this broad database and finally proposes new prediction methods for the local heat transfer coefficient and the frictional pressure gradient of flow boiling within plate heat exchangers.

TL;DR: In this article, a chevron pattern was machined into polycarbonate and IR transparent calcium fluoride plates, both of which were electrically heated using flexible film heaters at heat fluxes up to 0.8 W cm(-2).

TL;DR: In this paper, two extremely thin corrugated stainless steel plates (0.15 mm thick) having a pressing depth of only 1 mm and a chevron angle of 65◦ were assembled together to make a single-pass refrigerant flow passage, electrically heated PHE prototype for the tests.