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upper limit of heat flux in nucleate boiling, beyond which a vapor film blankets the surface and wall temperature jumps sharply.

In heat transfer, critical heat flux refers to upper limit of heat flux in nucleate boiling, beyond which a vapor film blankets the surface and wall temperature jumps sharply. This meaning comes from Kandlikar (2001) in Journal of Heat Transfer.[1]

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References

Kandlikar, S. G. (2001). A Theoretical Model to Predict Pool Boiling CHF Incorporating Effects of Contact Angle and Orientation. Journal of Heat Transfer, 123(6), 1071-1079. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1409265

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