%0 Journal Article %A Tadrist, Lounes %A Miscevic, Marc %A Topin, Frederic %D 2002 %I Begell House %N 4 %P 11 %R 10.1615/JPorMedia.v5.i4.10 %T Convective Boiling Phenomena in a Sintered Fibrous Channel: Study of Thermal Non-Equilibrium Behavior %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/49dcde6d4c0809db,061ad9327fddf899,30a34c9d4b723c8a.html %V 5 %X Convective boiling and heat transfer are studied experimentally in a vertical sintered fibrous channel heated on the walls. For given values of the operating parameters, several zones, corresponding to different fluid states, appear in the channel. A thermal non-equilibrium state between the liquid and its vapor is observed for critical operating conditions. The transition corresponds to a dry out of the heated wall. The heat transfer between the walls and the fluid is systematically studied. A boiling curve, taking into account the presence of a thermal nonequilibrium zone, is derived for the sintered porous channel. %8 2002-12-01