A proposed mechanism for hydrodynamically-controlled onset of significant void in microtubes

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 769-775

  Chedester, R C ^a   Ghiaasiaan, S M ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble departure; Microchannels; Onset of significant void; Subcooled boiling; Thermocapillary; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUCLEATION;

BUBBLE EBULLITION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

BUBBLE; CHANNEL FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0036932109     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-727X(02)00199-6     Document Type: Article

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