%0 Journal Article
%T Modeling a General Equation for Pool Boiling Heat Transfer
%A Mohammed Salah Hameed
%A Abdul Rahman Khan
%A A. A. Mahdi
%J Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science
%P 294-303
%@ 2160-0406
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/aces.2013.34037
%X <span>It is recognized that the nucleate pool boiling data available in literature are mainly related to four known correlations, each differs from the other by a varying magnitude of constant coefficients, depending on restrictive experimental conditions. The present work is concerned in developing an empirically generalized correlation, which covers the entire range of nucleate boiling with a minimum possible deviation from experimental data. The least squares multiple regression technique is used to evaluate the best coefficient value used in the correlations. An empirical correlation that fits a broader scope of available data has been developed by a non-linear solution technique leading to the following equation: <span></span><span> </span>where the coefficients <i>R</i><sub><span>1</span></sub> and <i>R</i><sub><span>3</span></sub> both represent the effect of surface-liquid combination. They are assessed independently for the used surface material and liquid.</span> 
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%K Pool Boiling
%K Nucleate Boiling
%K Linear and Non-Linear Technique Methods
%K Heat Transfer
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=38785