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Pressure drop and heat transfer analysis of flow boiling in a minichannel: influence of the inlet condition on two-phase flow stability
David Brutin,Lounes Tadrist +1 more
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In this article, a two-phase flow pressure drop analysis by ranging several mass flow rates for a chosen heat flux provided to the minichannel has been performed, and two kinds of upstream conditions have been investigated to show up the confinement influence on boiling.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.The article was published on 2004-05-01. It has received 124 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Boiling & Mass flow.read more
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Two-phase flow, boiling and condensation in conventional and miniature systems
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals and applications of flow and heat transfer in conventional and miniature systems is provided, providing a comprehensive review of single-phase flow fundamentals and interfacial phenomena, detailed and clear discussion is provided on a range of topics, including two-phase hydrodynamics and flow regimes, mathematical modeling of gas-liquid 2-phase flows, pool and flow boiling, flow and boiling in mini and microchannels, external and internal-flow condensation with and without noncondensables, condensation in small flow passages, and two-
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Review on two-phase flow instabilities in narrow spaces
TL;DR: In this article, a brief review of two-phase flow instabilities encountered in channels having hydraulic diameters greater than 10mm is presented and the main instability types are discussed according to the existing experimental results and models.
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Review of two-phase flow and flow boiling of mixtures in small and mini channels
Lixin Cheng,Dieter Mewes +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of two-phase flow and flow boiling of mixtures in small and mini channels is presented, and the future research directions including both fundamental and applied research in this area have been indicated.
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Flow boiling instabilities in microchannels and their promising solutions – A review
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of literatures has been presented that highlights the problems of two-phase flow boiling and its suppression techniques as discussed by the authors, where the broad aspects that have been covered are overview of instabilities, their causes, consequences and suppression techniques.
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Flow pattern transition instability during flow boiling in a single microchannel
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the unique characteristics of flow boiling in a single microchannel, including the periodic pressure drop, mass flow rate, and temperature fluctuations, in terms of a long time period.
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Fundamental issues related to flow boiling in minichannels and microchannels
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of the channel size on the flow patterns and heat transfer and pressure drop performance are reviewed in small hydraulic diameter channels, and the fundamental questions related to the presence of nucleate boiling and characteristics of flow boiling in microchannels and minichannels in comparison to that in the conventional channel sizes (3 mm and above) are addressed.
Fundamental issues related to flow boiling in minichannels and microchannels
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of the channel size on the flow patterns and heat transfer and pressure drop performance are reviewed in small hydraulic diameter channels, and the fundamental questions related to the presence of nucleate boiling and characteristics of flow boiling in microchannels and minichannels in comparison to that in the conventional channel sizes (3 mm and above) are addressed.
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Estimation of Steady-State Steam Void-Fraction by Means of the Principle of Minimum Entropy Production
TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of steam void fraction in two-phase flow is carried out, utilizing the principle that in a steady-state thermodynamic process the rate of entropy production is minimum.
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Boiling, Condensation, and Gas-Liquid Flow
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used an annular flow model to calculate boiling heat transfer coefficients and critical heat flux in two-phase flow in pipe fittings, and applied it to an industry reboilers.
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