%0 Journal Article %A Raja, Balakrishnan %A Lal, Dhasan Mohan %A Saravanan, Rajagopal %D 2009 %I Begell House %K flow boiling; flow patterns; stratified flow; heat-transfer coefficient; varied heat flux; nucleate boiling; convective vaporization %N 6 %P 589-612 %R 10.1615/HeatTransRes.v40.i6.60 %T Boiling in a Stratified Two-Phase Flow: A Review %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/46784ef93dddff27,665951ab235c9eda,333aeddf02be816a.html %V 40 %X This article reviews the studies of flow boiling heat transfer of refrigerants with a stratified flow pattern in smooth horizontal tubes. The paper addresses the mechanisms of flow boiling and highlights the importance of nucleate boiling in a stratified two-phase flow. Further, the article addresses some of the familiar correlations used to predict the heat-transfer coefficient and their inconsistency for stratified flow conditions, conditions that prevail in horizontal evaporators of deep freezers and commercial refrigerators. %8 2009-06-09