Abstract
Previous work on the existence and influence of sliding bubbles within the two-phase flow in tube bundles is reviewed. New experimental evidence based on the heating and cooling of a single tube situated in the bubbly flow within a tube bundle is presented. These sliding bubbles from a hitherto unrecognised flow regime between nucleate boiling and convective evaporation in the bundle. This sliding bubble regime leads to a new approach to the analysis of heat transfer in tube bundles. The effects of flow and geometrical parameters on the shell-side heat transfer coefficient are determined using a tube by tube computer analysis based on this approach.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Institution of Chemical Engineers Symposium Series |
| Pages | 51-63 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Edition | 129 |
| Publication status | Published - 1992 |
| Event | 3rd UK National Conference incorporating 1st European Conference on Thermal Sciences - Birmingham, Engl Duration: 16 Sept 1992 → 18 Sept 1992 |
Conference
| Conference | 3rd UK National Conference incorporating 1st European Conference on Thermal Sciences |
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| City | Birmingham, Engl |
| Period | 16/09/92 → 18/09/92 |