Toward a better understanding of friction and heat/mass transfer in microchannels - A literature review

Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 155-173

  Obot, N T ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FRICTION; HYDRAULICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TURBULENT FLOW;

MICROCHANNEL TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0036025762     PISSN: 10893954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10893950290053295     Document Type: Review

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