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Heat transfer under conditions of film boiling in turbulent flow of subcooled liquid

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Results are given of analysis of experimental data on heat transfer in film boiling in a swirl turbulent flow under conditions of high subcooling. An equation is derived that both describes well our experimental data and agrees with the results of other experimental investigations.

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Yagov, V.V., Dedov, A.V. Heat transfer under conditions of film boiling in turbulent flow of subcooled liquid. Therm. Eng. 56, 201–209 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040601509030033

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