Low-Flow Critical Heat Flux in Heated Microchannels

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 411-425

  Roach Jr , G M ^a   Abdel Khalik, S I ^a   Ghiaasiaan, S M ^a   Dowling, M F ^a   Jeter, S M ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; CHANNEL FLOW; HEATING; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CRITICAL HEAT FLUX (CHF);

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 0033089806     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/nse99-a2043     Document Type: Article

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