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Experimental Heat Transfer
A Journal of Thermal Energy Generation, Transport, Storage, and Conversion
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Original Articles

Experimental study of bubble departure characteristics in forced convective subcooled nucleate boiling

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Pages 194-218 | Received 31 Jul 2017, Accepted 24 Oct 2017, Published online: 30 Nov 2017

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