Forced convection heat transfer in parallel channel array microchannel heat exchanger

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 338, Issue , 1996, Pages 17-23

  Cuta, J M ^a   McDonald, C E ^a   Shekarriz, A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LAMINAR FLOW; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

MACROSCALE FLOW; PARALLEL MICROCHANNEL; SINGLE PHASE FLOW;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0030388876     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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