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Heat transfer under nucleate boiling: Possibilities and limitations of a theoretical analysis

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Analysis of different methods of studying nucleate boiling of liquids and results of numerical simulation of primary processes that determine its regularities are presented. The important role of approximate theories, which include the most significant aspects of the boiling process, is shown.

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Yagov, V.V. Heat transfer under nucleate boiling: Possibilities and limitations of a theoretical analysis. Therm. Eng. 54, 173–179 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040601507030019

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