... interfacial waves The problem studied by Cess ( 1 ) and Koh ( 2 ) deals with forced flow of saturated vapor (with a uniform upstream speed U ∞ ) that approaches a semi-infinite horizontal plate and starts experiencing filmwise condensation over the plate (see Fig. 1 ). The central...

... topography interfacial waves film stability Falling liquid films are used in many industrial applications, including evaporation ( 1 2 ), condensation ( 3 4 ), and adsorption ( 5 ). The advantages of falling films include high heat and mass transfer rates at low film flow rates and short contact...

... are induced and imposed by the instabilities in the system components downstream of the condenser. 18 10 2005 10 02 2007 film condensation heat transfer pipe flow two-phase flow film condensation phase-change heat transfer two-phase flows interfacial waves This paper...