LISTING OF PUBLICATIONS

RALPH L. WEBB

Jan. 6, 2008

 

U.S. PATENTS

 

Webb, R. L., 1970. U.S. Patent 3,521,708.  “Heat Transfer Surface which Promotes Nucleate Boiling," issued to The Trane Co.

 

Webb, R. L., 1972. U.S. Patent 3,696,861. "Heat Transfer Surface having a High Boiling Heat Transfer Coefficient," issued to The Trane Co.

 

Webb, R. L. and Mougin,  L. J., 1980.  U.S. Patent 4,223,539. "Apparatus and Method for Absorbing a Vapor in a Liquid and Absorption Refrigeration System Incorporating Same ," issued to The Trane Co.

 

Randlett, R., D., Angeli, J. and Webb, R. L.,  1995.  U.S. Patent 5,388,329.  “Method of Manufacturing a Heating Exchange Tube,”  issued to Olin Brass Corp.

 

Randlett, R. D. and Webb, R. L.,  1995.  U.S. Patent 5,415,225.  “Heat Exchange Tube with Embossed Enhancement,” issued to Olin Brass Corp.

 

Gilley, M. D., and Webb, R. L.,  1998.  U.S. Patent  5,737,923. “Thermoelectric Device with Evaporat­ing/Condensing Heat Exchanger,” issued to Marlow Industries.

 

Gilley, M. D., and Webb, R. L., 1999. U.S. Patent 6,003,319. "Thermoelectric refrigerator with evaporat­ing/condensing heat exchanger," issued to Marlow Industries, Dec. 21, 1999.

 

Robinson, P.W., Stacks, B.C., Angeli, D.J., Campbell, P.J., Randlett, M.R., and Webb, R. L., 2000.  U.S. Patent 6,164,370 “Enhanced Heat Exchange Tube,” issued to, December 26, 2000.

 

BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS

 

Webb, R. L., 1980. “Special Geometries for Heat Transfer Augmenta­tion," Chapter 7, Develop­ments in Heat Exchanger Technology - I, Ed., D. Chisholm, Applied Science Publishers, England, pp. 179-215.

 

Webb, R. L., 1981. "The Use of Enhanced Heat Transfer Surface Geometries in Con­densers," Power Condenser Heat Transfer Technology:  Computer Modeling, Design, Fouling, Eds. P. J. Marto, and R. H. Nunn, Hemisphere Pub. Corp., Washington, D.C., 287-324.

 

Webb, R. L., 1982. "Compact Heat Exchangers," in Chapt. 9, Vol. 3, Heat Ex­chang­er Design Handbook, Ed., E. U. Schlunder, Hemisphere Publishing Corp.

 

Webb, R. L., 1982.  "Mechanical Design of Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers," in Chapt. 4, Vol. 4, Heat Exchanger Design Handbook, Ed. E. U. Schlunder, Hemisphere Publishing Corp.

 

Webb, R. L., 1987.  "Enhancement of Single-Phase Heat Transfer," Chapter 17 in  Handbook of Single-Phase Heat Transfer, Eds., S. Kakac, R. K. Shah and W. Aung, John Wiley & Sons, 62 pages.

 

Webb, R. L., 1994.  Principles of Enhanced Heat Transfer, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 556 pages, ISBN 0-471-57778-2.

 

Webb, R. L., 1997.  "Condensation Enhancement,"  in Chapt. 2, Vol. 2, Heat Ex­chang­er Design Handbook, Ed., E. U. Schlunder, Hemisphere Publishing Corp.

 

Webb, R. L., 1996.  “Historical Evolution of Enhanced Tubes - and a Look at the Future,” in Process and Multiphase Heat Transfer: A Festschrift for A. E. Bergles, Ed., R. M. Manglik and A. D. Kraus,  Begell House, Inc., New York, pp.  245-254.

 

Kim, M-H., Lee, S. Y., Mehendale, S. S., and Webb, R. L., 2003.  “Microchannel Heat Exchanger Design for Evaporators and Condenser Applications,” Advances in Heat Transfer, Vol. 38, Eds, Hartnett et al., Academic Press, in pp 297-429.

 

Webb, R. L., and Kim, N-H. 2005.  Principles of Enhanced Heat Transfer, 2nd ed., Taylor & Francis, New York, 785 pages plus reference CD (9500 references), ISBN 1591690145, $150.

 

JOURNAL AND SYMPOSIUM PUBLICATIONS

 

Condensation

 

Webb, R. L., 1979. "A Generalized Procedure for the Design and Optimiza­tion of Fluted  Gregorig Condensing Surfaces," Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 101, pp. 335-339.

 

Webb , R. L. and Gee,  D. L., 1979. "Analytical Predictions for a New Concept Spine Fin Condensation Surface Geometry," ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 85, Part 2, pp. 272-283.

 

Webb,  R. L. and Wanniarachchi, A. S., 1980. "The Effect of Non-condensi­ble Gases in Water Chiller Condensers - Theoretical  Analysis," ASHRAE Transactions., Vol. 86, Part 1, pp. 142-159.

 

Webb, R. L.,  Wanniarachchi, A. S., and Rudy,  T. M., 1980. "The Effect of Non­-condensible Gases on the Performance of an R-11 Centrifu­gal Water Chiller Condenser," ASHRAE Transactions., Vol. 86, Part 2, pp. 170-184.

 

Rudy, T. M. and Webb, R. L.,  1981. "Condensate Retention on Horizontal Inte­gral-Fin Tubing," Advances in Enhanced Heat Transfer - 1981, HTD Vol. 18, Eds. R. L. Webb, T. C.  Carnavos, E. F.  Park, Jr., and K.M. Hostetler, ASME, New York, pp. 35-42.

 

Webb, R. L.,   Keswani, S. T.and  Rudy, T. M., 1982. "Investigation of Surface Tension and Gravity Effects in Film Condensation," Heat Transfer - 1982, (Proc. Seventh Int'l. Heat Transfer Conf.), Vol. 5, pp. 175-181.

 

Webb, R. L. and Wanniarachchi, A. S., 1982.  "Non-condensible Gases in Shell­-side Refrigerant Condensers," ASHRAE Transactions., Vol. 88, Part 2, pp. 170-184.

 

Webb, R. L. and  Rudy, T. M., 1983. "An Analytical Model to Predict Condensate Retention on Horizontal Integral-Fin Tubes,"ASME-JSME Thermal Eng. Joint Conf., V-1, pp. 373-378, ASME, New York.

 

Webb, R. L. and  Rudy, T. M., 1983. "Theoretical Model for Condensa­tion on Horizontal, Integral-Fin Tubes," Heat Transfer Seattle 1983, AIChE Symp. Ser., Vol. 79, No. 225, pp. 11-18. 

 

Rudy, T. M., Kedzierski M. A. and Webb, R. L.,  1984. "Investigation of Inte­gral-Fin Condenser Tubes for Process Industry Applica­tions," Proc. First U.K. National Conf. on Heat Transfer, Vol. 2, pp. 633-647.

 

Webb, R. L.,  1984.  "Shell-Side Condensation in Refrigerant Con­densers," A­SHRAE Transactions, Vol. 90, Part 1B, pp. 5-25.

 

Webb, R. L.,  1984. "The Effects of Vapor Velocity and Tube Bundle Geometry on Condensa­tion in Shell-Side Refrigeration Con­densers," ASHRAE Transactions., Vol. 90, Part 1B, pp. 39-59.

 

Webb, R. L.,   Rudy, T. M. and Kedzierski, M. A. 1985. "Prediction of the Condensation Coefficient on Horizontal, Integral-Fin Tubes," Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 107, pp.  369-376. 

 

 Rudy, T. M. and Webb, R. L.,  1985. "An Analytical Model to Predict Condensate Retention on Horizontal, Integral-Fin Tubes,"Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 107, pp. 361-368.

 

 Kedzierski,  M. A. and Webb, R. L., 1987.  "Experimental Measurements of Condensa­tion on Plates with Enhanced Fins," in Boiling and Condensation in Heat Transfer Equipment, ASME Symposium Volume, HTD-Vol. 85,  E. G. Ragi, T. M. Rudy, T. J. Rabas, and J. M. Robertson, ASME, New York, pp. 87-95.

 

Webb, R. L., 1988. "Enhancement of Film Condensation," International Communica­tions in Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 15, No. 4, pp. 475-508, August.

 

Webb, R. L. and Kedzierski, M. A., 1990. "Practical Fin  Shapes for Surface Tension Drained Condensation, Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 112, pp. 479-485.

 

Webb, R. L. and Murawski, C. G., 1990.  "Row Effect for R-11 Condensation on Enhanced Tubes," Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 112, No. 3, pp. 768 - 776.

 

Adamek, T. A. and Webb, R. L., 1990. "Prediction of Film Condensation on Vertical Finned Plates and Tubes - A Model for the Drainage Channel," Int'l. Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 33, No. 8, pp. 1737-1749.

 

Adamek, T. A. and Webb, R. L., 1990. " Prediction of film condensation on Horizontal Integral Fin Tubes,  Int'l. Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 33, No. 8, pp. 1721-1735.

 

Webb, R. L.,  Jaber, M.  Chamra, H. L. and Kim, N. H., 1990. "Enhanced Tubes for Electric Utility Steam Condensers," EPRI Condenser Technology Conference, September .

 

Jaber, M. H.,  Webb, R. L. and  Stryker,  1991. "An Experimental Investigation of Enhanced Tubes for Steam Condensers," ASME Paper # 91-HT-5, presented at the 1991 National Heat Transfer Conference, Minneapolis, MN. July 28-31.

 

Jaber, M. H. and Webb, R. L.,  1993.   “Experimental Investigation of Enhanced Tubes for Steam Condensers, “Experimental Heat Transfer,  Vol. 6, pp. 35-54.

 

Jaber, M. H. and Webb, R. L., 1993.  "Enhanced Tubes for Steam Condensers," in Condensation and Condenser Design, Eds., Taborek, J.,  Rose, J. and Tanasawa, I.  ASME Symp. Vol., , pp. 335-356.

 

Chamra, L. M. and Webb, R. L.,  1995. "Condensation and Evaporation in Micro-Fin Tubes at Equal Saturation Temperatures," Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 219-230.

 

Webb,  R. L. and Yang, C-Y., 1995.   “A Comparison of R-12 and R-134a Condensation inside Small Extruded Aluminum Plain and Micro-fin Tubes,” 1995 Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Conference Proceedings, SAE, pp. 77-85.

 

Yang, C. Y. and Webb, R. L., 1996.  "Condensation of R-12 in Small Hydraulic Diameter Extruded Aluminum Tubes with and without Micro-fins," Int. Jour. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 39, No 4, pp. 791-800.

 

Yang, C. Y. and Webb, R. L., 1996. "Friction Pressure Drop of  R-12 in Small Hydraulic Diameter Extruded Aluminum Tubes with and without Micro-fins," Int. Jour. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 39, No 4, pp.  801-809.

 

Chamra, L. M., Webb, R. L., and  Randlett, M. R. 1996. “Advanced Micro-Fin Tubes for Condensation,” Int. Jour. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.  39, No.  9, 1839-1846.

 

Jaber, M. H. and Webb, R. L.,  1996. "Steam Condensation on Horizontal Integral-fin Tubes of Low  Thermal Conductivity," Jour. Enhanced Heat Transfer, Vol.  3, No.  1, pp.  55-72.

 

Zhang, M. and Webb, R. L., “Effect of Oil on R-134a Condensation in Parallel Flow Condensers,” 1997 Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Conference, SAE, pp.  369-376, 1997.

 

Webb, R. L. and Zhang, M., 1998.  “Heat Transfer and Friction in Small Diameter Channels,” Journal of Micro-Scale Engineering, Vol.  2, No.  3, pp.  189-202.

 

Yang, C. Y. and  Webb, R. L. 1997.  “A Predictive Model for Condensation in Small Hydraulic Diameter Tubes having Axial Micro-Fins,” Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 119, pp. 776-782.

 

Webb,  R. L. and  Zhang, M., 1997.  “Prediction of Condensation and Evaporation in Micro-fin and Micro-channel Tubes,” keynote lecture at “Heat Transfer Issues in “Natural Refrigerants Conf.”, Univ. Maryland, Nov. 6, 1997.  Also published in Refrigeration Science and Technology Proceedings, Commission B1 with E1 & E2,  Int’l.  Institute of Refrigeration, pp.  13-31, 1998.

 

Moser, K.,   Webb, R. L.,  and Na, B. , 1998.  “A New Equivalent Reynolds Number Model for Condensation in Smooth Tubes,” Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 120, pp. 410-417.

 

Webb, R. L., 1998.  “Convective Condensation of Superheated Vapor,” Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 120, pp. 418-421.

 

Webb, R. L., Zhang, M. and Narayanamurthy, R., 1998.  “Condensation Heat Transfer in Small Diameter Tubes,” 1998,  Heat Transfer 1998, Proc. 11th  Int’l. Heat Transfer Conf., Kyongju, Korea, Vol. 6, pp. 403-408.

 

Webb, R. L., 1999.  “Prediction of Condensation And Evaporation In Micro-fin And Micro-channel Tubes,” invited lecture for NATO Advanced Study Institute on Heat Transfer Enhancement, Izmir Turkey, May 1998.  Published in Heat Transfer Enhancement of Heat Exchangers, Eds., S. Kakac, A. E. Bergles, F. Mayinger, and H. Yüncü, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 529-550.

 

Webb, R. L. and Ermis,  K., 2001.  “Effect of Hydraulic Diameter on Condensation of R-134a in Flat, Extruded  Aluminum Tubes,” J. Enhanced Heat Transfer, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 77-90.

 

Zhang, M.  H.  and  Webb, R. L.,  2001.  “Correlation of Two-Phase Friction for Refrigerants in Small-Diameter Tubes,” Exp. Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 25, pp. 131-139.

 

Del Col, D. and Webb, R. L., and Narayanamurthy, R., 2001"Heat Transfer Mechanisms for Condensation and Vaporization Inside a Microfin Tube," J. Enhanced Heat Transfer, pp. 25-38.    

 

Boiling and Convective Vaporization

 

Webb, R. L.,  1981.  "The Evolution of Enhanced Surface Geometries for Nucleate Boiling," Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 3-4, pp. 46-69.

 

Webb, R. L., 1983.  "High Performance Surface Geometries for Boiling and Conden­sation," in Heat Transfer in Energy Problems, Eds.  T. Mizushina  and W. J. Yang, Hemisphere Pub. Co., pp. 127-134. 

 

Webb, R. L.,  1983.  "Nucleate Boiling on Porous Coated Surfaces," Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 3-4, pp. 71-82.

 

Webb, R. L.,  Choi, K. D.  and Apparao, T. 1989.  "A Theoretical Model to Predict the Heat Duty and Pressure Drop in Flooded Refrigerant Evaporators," ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 95, Pt. 1, pp. 326-338.

 

Webb, R. L., Apparao, T. R. and Choi, K.D., 1989. "Prediction of the Heat Duty in Flooded Refrigerant Evaporators." ASHRAE Tran­sactions, Vol. 95, Pt. 1, pp. 339-348.

 

Webb, R. L.  and  Apparao, T. R., 1990. "Performance of Flooded Refrigerant Evaporators with Enhanced Tubes." Heat Transfer En­gineering, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 30-44.

 

Menze, K. W.,  Webb, R. L. and  Apparao, T. R., 1989.  "Auf die Rippenrohre kommt es an," [Comparison of Enhanced and Standard Finned Tubes -Field Tests in 880 Kw Turbocompressor Water Chillers],   Die Kalte und Klimatechnik, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 228-234.

 

Webb, R. L.,  Menze, K. W.  and Apparao T. R.,  "Comparison of Enhanced and Standard Finned Tubes:  Field Test of 250-Ton Centrifugal Water Chillers," Heat Transfer En­gineering, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 19-28.

 

Webb, R. L. and Pais, C., 1991.  "Literature Survey of Pool Boiling Data on Enhanced Surfaces," ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 97, Pt. 1,  pp. 79-89.

 

Webb, R. L. and Pais, C., 1991. "Pool Boiling Data for Five Refrigerants on Three Tube Geometries," ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 97, Pt. 1, pp. 72-78.

 

Webb, R. L.,  1990.  "Boiling Research at Penn State University," Invited lecture at HTFS Research Symposium, Southampton, England.

 

Webb, R. L. and Pais, C., 1992.  "Nucleate Boiling Data for Five Refrigerants on Plain, Integral-Fin and Enhanced Tube Geometries," International Journal Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 35, No. 8, pp. 1893-1904.

 

Webb, R. L.,  1991.  "Advances in Shell Side Boiling of Refrigerants,"  Journal of the Institute of Refrigeration, Vol. 87, pp. 75-86. 

 

Webb, R. L. and  Gupte, N. S., 1992. "A Critical Review of Correlations for Convective Vaporization in Tubes and Tube Banks," Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 58-81.

 

Gupte,  N. S. and Webb, R. L.,  1992. "Convective Vaporization of Refrigerants in Tube Banks," ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 98, Pt. 2, pp. 411-424.

 

Webb, R. L. and Haider, S. I., 1992. "An Analytical Model for Nucleate Boiling on Enhanced Surfaces," in Pool and External Flow Boiling, Eds., V. J. Dhir  and A. E. Bergles, ASME, New York, pp. 345-360.

 

Webb,  R. L. and McQuade, W. F., 1993. "Pool Boiling of R-11 and R-123 Refrigerant-Oil Mixtures on Plain and Enhanced Tube Geometries,"  ASHRAE Transactions:  Symposia, pp. 1225-1236.

 

Hong,  K., Imadojemu , H. and Webb, R. L.,  1994. "Effects of Oxidation and Surface Roughness on Contact Angle,"  Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 8, 279-285, 1994.

 

Imadojemu, H.,  Hong,  K.T.,  and Webb, R. L.,  1994.  "Nucleate Pool Boiling on Oxidized Tubes," Heat Transfer 1994, Proc. Tenth Int'l. Heat Transfer Conf., Vol. 5, pp. 81-86.

 

Hong,  K.T.,  Imadojemu, H. and Webb, R. L.,  1994.  "Pool Boiling of R-11 Refrigerant on Oxidized Enhanced Tubes," Proc. ASME/AIAA Joint Thermophysics Conf., Colorado Springs.

 

Webb, R. L.,  1994.  "Advances in Modeling Enhanced Heat Transfer Surfaces," Heat Transfer 1994, Proc. Tenth Int'l. Heat Transfer Conf., Vol. 1, pp. 445-460 (invited general lecture).

 

Gupte, N. S. and Webb, R. L., 1994. "Convective Vaporization of Refrigerants in Enhanced tubes and Integral-Fin Tube Banks," Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 351-364.

 

Webb, R. L. and Chien, L. H., 1994. "Correlation of Convective Vaporization on Banks of Plain Tubes Using Refrigerants," Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 57-69.

 

Gupte , N. S. and Webb, R. L.,  1995. "Convective Vaporization Data for Pure Refriger­ants in Tube Banks, Part I:  Integral Finned Tubes" Int. Jour. HVAC&R Research, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 35-47

 

Gupte,  N. S. and Webb,  R. L. , 1995. "Convective Vaporization Data for Pure Refriger­ants in Tube Banks, Part II:  Enhanced Tubes" Int. Jour. HVAC&R Research, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 48-60

 

Webb, R. L., Chien,  L-H., McQuade ,W. F. and Imadojemu, H. E. 1995. “Pool Boiling of Oil-Refrigerant Mixtures on Enhanced Tubes,” Proc. 4th ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Vol. 2, pp. 247-256.

 

Imadojemu, H. E., Hong,  K. T. and Webb, R. L.,  1995.  “Pool Boiling of R-11 Refrigerant and Water on Oxidized Enhanced Tubes,” Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 189-198.

 

Chamra,  L. M., Webb, R. L.,  and Randlett,  M. R. , 1996. “Advanced Micro-Fin Tubes for Evaporation,” Int. Jour. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.  39, No.  9, pp.  1827-1838.

 

Chien,  L-H., and Webb, R. L.,  1998.  “Parametric Studies of Nucleate Pool Boiling on Structured Surfaces, Part I: Effect of Tunnel Dimensions and Comparison of R-11,” Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol.  120, pp. 1042-1048.  Also published in  ASME Proc. National Heat Transfer Conf., Ed., L.  Witte et al., Vol.  4, pp.  129-136, 1996.

 

Chien,  L. H. and Webb, R. L.,  1998.  “Parametric Studies of Nucleate Pool Boiling on Structured Surfaces, Part II: Effect of Pore Diameter and Pore Pitch,” Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol.  120, pp. 1048-1054.  Also published in ASME Proc. National Heat Transfer Conf., Ed., L. Witte,  et al., Vol.  4, pp.  137-144, 1996.

 

Haider, S. I. and Webb, R. L.,  1997.  “A Transient Micro-Convection Model of Nucleate Pool Boiling,” Int.  Jour. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 40, pp. 3675-3688.

 

Chien, L-H. and Webb, R. L., 1998.  “Measurement of Bubble Dynamics on an Enhanced Boiling Surface,” Experimental Fluid and Thermal Science, Vol. 16, pp. 177-186.

 

Chien, L-H.and Webb, R. L.,  1998.  “Visualization of Pool Boiling on Enhanced Surfaces,” Experimental Fluid and Thermal Science, Vol. 16, pp.  332-341.

 

Chien, L-H. and Webb, R. L.,  1998.  “A Nucleate Boiling Model for Structured Enhanced Surfaces,” Int.  Jour. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 41, pp.  2183-2195.

 

Webb, R. L. and Chien, L-H., 1999.  “Boiling on Structured Surfaces,” invited lecture for NATO Advanced Study Institute on Heat Transfer Enhancement, Izmir Turkey, May 1998.   Published in Heat Transfer Enhancement of Heat Exchangers, Eds., S. Kakac, A. E. Bergles, F. Mayinger, and H. Yüncü, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 249-284.

 

Zarnescu, V.,  Chien, L.H., and Webb, R. L., 2000.  “Effect of Oil on the Boiling Performance of Structured and Porous Surfaces,” Int. Journal of HVAC&R, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 41-54.

 

Chien, L-H., and Webb, R. L., 2001, “Effect of Geometry and Fluid Property Parameters On Performance of Tunnel and Pore Enhanced Boiling Surfaces,” J. Enhanced Heat Transfer, Vol. 8, pp. 329-340.

 

Sridharan, A., Hochreiter, L.E., Cheung, F.B., and Webb, R.L. 2002.  “Effect of Chemical Cleaning on Steam Generator Tube Performance,” Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 23, pp. 38-47.

 

Ralph L. Webb and Jin Wook Paek, 2002.  “Letter to the Editors – Concerning paper Published by  Y. -Y. Yan and T. -F. Lin,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Volume 46, pp. 1111-1112.  Also see Y. -Y. Yan and T. -F. Lin, 2002, “Reply to Prof. R.L. Webb's and Dr. J.W. Paek's Comments,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Volume 46, pp. 1112-1113.

 

Webb, R. L., 2003.  “Commentary on Correlations for Convective Vaporization In Tubes,” J. Heat Transfer, Vol. 125, pp. 184-185.  Also see Vol. 125, pp. 1206-1207.

 

Yanik, M. K., 2003.  “Prediction of Two-Phase Heat Transfer in a 4-Pass Evaporator Bundle Using Single Tube Experimental Data,” Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol 24, pp. 791-811.

 

Webb, R. L., 2004.  “Odyssey of the Enhanced Boiling Surface” (Donald Q. Kern Award), , J. Heat Transfer, 2005, Vol. 126, pp. 1051-1059.  Also published in Proceedings of 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference, paper HT-FED2004-5691, Charlotte, North Carolina USA July 11-15, 2004. 

 

Ralph L. Webb and Sameer Marathe, 2008.  “Prediction of Dryout Vapor Quality for Annular Two-Phase Flow in Tubes,” Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol 28, pp. 691-98. (in press)

 

Extended Surfaces for Gases

 

Webb, R. L.,  1980. "Air-Side Heat Transfer in Fin-and-Tube Heat Exchange­rs," Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 1, 33-49.

Webb , R. L. and Joshi,  H. M., 1982. "A Friction Factor Correlation for the Offset Strip-Fin," Heat Transfer - 1982, (Proc. Seventh Int'l. Heat Transfer Conf.), Vol. 6, pp. 287-292.

                                        

Shah, R. K. and Webb, R. L., 1982. "Compact and Enhanced Heat Exchanger­s," in  Heat Exchangers: Theory and Practice, Eds., J. Taborek, G.F. Hewitt,. and N. Afgan, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., pp. 425-468.

 

Webb, R. L. and Joshi, H. M., 1983.  "Prediction of the Friction Factor for the Offset Strip-Fin Matrix," ASME-JSME Thermal Eng. Joint Conf., Vol. 1, pp. 461-470, ASME, New York.

 

Webb, R. L., 1983. "Heat Transfer and Friction Characteristics for Finned Tubes Having Plain Fins," in Low Reynolds Number Flow Heat Exchangers, Eds., S. Kakac, R. K. Shah, and A. E. Bergles, Hemisphere Publishing Co., Washing­ton, D.C., 431-450.

 

Webb, R. L., 1983. "Enhancement for Extended Surface Geometries Used in Air­-Cooled Heat Exchangers," in Low Reynolds Number Flow Heat Exchangers, Washington, D.C., pp. 721-734.

 

Joshi,  H. M., and Webb, R. L.,  1984.  "Prediction of Heat Transfer in the Offset Strip-Fin," ASME Paper 80-HT-27.

 

Gray, D. L. and Webb, R. L. , 1986. "Heat Transfer and Friction Correla­tions for Plate fin-and-Tube Heat Exchangers Having Plain Fins," Heat Transfer 1986, Proc. Eighth Int'l. Heat Transf. Conf., pp. 2745-2750.

 

Webb, R. L. with Cheung,  F. B., Chwala,  T. C., Pederson,  D. R. and Tessier,  J. H., 1986. "The Effects of Fins and Repeated-Rib Roughness on the Perfor­mance Characteris­tics of a Reactor Vessel Air Cooling System for LMFBR Shutdown Heat Removal," Trans. Amer. Nuclear Soc., Vol. 52, pp. 504-506.

 

Joshi, H. M. and Webb, R. L.,  1987. "Heat Transfer and Friction in the Offset Strip-Fin Heat Exchanger Geometry," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 69-84.

 

Webb, R. L., 1990. "Air-Side Heat Transfer Correlations for Flat and Wavy Plate Fin-and-Tube Geometries,"  ASHRAE Transactions, V-96, Pt. 2, pp. 445-449.

 

Webb, R. L., and Trauger, P., 1990. “Flow Structure in The Louvered Fin Heat Exchanger Geometry”
SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Transactions, V 99, n Sect 3, 1990, p 1592-1603.

 

Webb,  R. L. and Trauger, P., 1991. "The Flow Structure in The Louver Fin Heat Exchanger Geometry," Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 4,  pp. 205-217.

 

Webb,  R. L., 1991. "Letter to the Editor," Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 4,  pp. 374.

Note:  This provides a new equation to correct for an error in Eq. 5 of the above reference (Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science., Vol. 4,  pp. 205-217).

 

Sahnoun,  A. and Webb, R. L.,  1992.  "Prediction of Heat Transfer and Friction for the Louver Fin Geometry," Journal of Heat Transfer, pp. Vol. 114, 893-900.

 

Webb, R. L. and  Jung,  S.H., 1992.  "Air-Side Performance of Enhanced Brazed Aluminum Heat Ex­changers," ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 98, Pt. 2, pp.  391-401.

 

Webb, R. L., 1992. "The Tubes Touching Multi-Row Radiator Design,"  SAE Technical Paper 920548, SAE International Congress, Detroit, MI.

 

Webb, R. L., 1994. "The Flow Structure In The Louver Fin Heat Exchanger Geometry," Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science,  in Vehicle Thermal Management, A. C. Alkidas, ed., SAE International, pp. 221-232.

 

Webb, R. L.,  Chang,  Y.  and Wang, C., 1995.  “Heat Transfer and Friction Correlations for the Louver Fin Geometry,”  1995 Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Conference Proceedings,  SAE, pp. 533-541.

 

Hong, K. T., and Webb, R. L., 1996.  “Wet Surface Fin Efficiency for Circular Fins,” Int. Jour. HVAC&R Research, Vol.  2, No.  1, pp.  27-41.

 

Kim, N-H, Youn, J-H. and Webb, R. L.,  1997.  “Heat Transfer and Friction Correlations for Wavy Plate Fin-and -Tube Heat Exchangers,” Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 119, 560-567.  Also published in ASME Proc. National Heat Transfer Conf., Ed., L.  Witte et al., Vol.  2, pp.  43-52, 1996.

 

Webb, R. L., 1997.  “Effect of Material Properties on Performance and Brazing of Aluminum and Copper/Brass Radiators,” 1997 Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Conference Proceedings,  SAE, pp.  363-368, 1997.

 

Kim, N. H., Youn,  B., and Webb, R. L.,  1998.  "Heat Transfer and Friction Correlations for Plain Fin-and-Tube Heat Exchangers," Heat Transfer 1998, Proc. 11th Int’l. Heat Transfer Conf., Kyongju, Korea, Vol. 6, pp. 209-213.

 

Kim, N-H., Youn, B., and Webb, R. L., 1999. "Air-Side Heat Transfer and Friction Correlations for Plain Fin-and-Tube Heat Exchangers with Staggered Tube Arrangements," J. Heat Transfer, Vol. 121, pp. 662 -667.

 

Kang, H. C. and Webb, R. L., 1998. “Performance Comparison Enhanced Fin Geometries Used in Fin‑and‑tube Heat Exchangers, Heat Transfer 1998, Proc. 11th Int’l. Heat Transfer Conf., Kyongju, Korea, Vol. 6, pp. 273-278.

 

Kang, H. C. and Webb, R. L., 1998.  “Evaluation of the Wavy Fin Geometry Used in Air-cooled Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers,” Heat Transfer 1998, Proc. 11th Int’l. Heat Transfer Conf., Kyongju, Korea, Vol. 6, pp. 95-100.

 

Min, Jingchun, Wu, Xiaomin, Peng, Xiaofeng, and Webb, Ralph L., 2001. “Effect of Corrugation Angle of Fin on Performance of a Wavy Finned Tube Heat Exchanger Under Constant Fan Power Condition,” Proc. International Conf. on Energy Conversion and Application (ICECA'2001), Vol. 1, pp. 582-588.

 

Webb, R. L. and Kim, N.-H., 2004.  “Advances in Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger Technology,” Proc. Int’l Symp. On Heat Transfer Enhancement and Energy Conservation, Guangzhou, China, Jan 11-15, 2004, Vol. 2, pp. 1458-1478.   Also published in J. Enhanced Heat Trans­fer, Vol. 14, pp. 1-26, 2007.

 

Single-Phase Forced Convection of Liquids and Gases in Channels

 

Webb, R. L., Eckert, E. R. G. and  Goldstein,  R. J.,1970. "Heat Transfer and Friction in Tubes with Repeated-Rib Roughness, "Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 14, 601-617.

 

Webb, R. L., Eckert,  E.R.G. and Goldstein, R. J., 1971. "Generalized Heat Transfer and Friction Correlations for Tubes with Repeated-Rib Roughness," Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 15, 180-184.

 

Webb, R. L., 1971. "A Critical Evaluation of Analytical and Reynolds Analogy Equations for Turbulent Heat and Mass Transfer in Smooth Tubes,"  Wärme-und-Stoffübertragun­g, Vol. 4, 197-204.

 

Webb, R. L., and Eckert,  E. R. G., 1972. "Application of Rough Surfaces to Heat Exchanger Design," Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 15, pp. 1647-1658.

 

Webb, R. L., 1979. "Toward a Common Understanding of the Performance and Selec­tion of Roughness for Forced Convection," in Studies in Heat Transfer: A Festschrift for E. R. G. Eckert, Eds., J. P. Hartnett et al., Hemisphere Publishing Corp., pp. 257-272.

 

Webb,  R. L. and Scott,  M. J., 1980. "A Parametric Analysis of the Performance of Internally Finned Tubes for Heat Exchanger Applica­tion,"  J. Heat Trans­fer, Vol. 102, pp. 38-43.

 

Gee, D. L. and Webb, R. L.,  1980. "Forced Convection Heat Transfer in Helically Rib-Roughened Tubes," Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 23, pp. 1127-1136.

 

Webb, R. L and Hong,  J. S., 1981. "Water-Side Enhancement for OTEC Shell-and­-Tube Evaporators," Proc. 7th Ocean Energy Conf., 12.4, pp. 1-10.

 

Webb, R. L. and Scott, M. J., 1981. "Analytical Prediction of the Friction Factor for Turbulent Flow in Internally Finned Tubes," J. Heat Transfer, Vol. 103, pp. 423-428.

 

Kim, N-H. and Webb, R. L.,  1993. "Analytic Prediction of the Friction and Heat Transfer for Turbulent Flow in Axial Internal Fin Tubes,"  Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 115, pp. 553-559.

 

Rabas,  T. J., Webb, R. L.,  Thors, P. and Kim, N.H., 1993. "Influence of Roughness Shape and Spacing on the Performance of Three-Dimensional Helically Dimpled Tubes," Jour. Enhanced Heat Transfer, Vol. 1, pp. 53-64.

 

Brognaux, L., Webb,  R. L. , Chamra, L. M. and Chung,  B. K., 1997.  “Single-phase Heat Transfer In Micro-fin Tubes,” Int. Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 40, pp.  4345-4358.

 

Webb, R. L., Narayanamurthy, R. and Thors, P., 2000.  “Heat Transfer and Friction Characteristics of Internal Helical-Rib Roughness,” Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 122, pp. 134-142.

 

Bhatia, Ranjeet S. and Webb, R. L.,  2001.  “Numerical Study Of Turbulent Flow And Heat Transfer In Micro-Fin Tubes - Part 1, Model Validation,” J. Enhanced Heat Transfer, Vol. 8, pp. 291-304.

 

Bhatia, Ranjeet S. and Webb, R. L.,  2001.  “Numerical Study Of Turbulent Flow And Heat T