A review of micro heat exchanger flow physics, fabrication methods and applications

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

Volumn 369, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 385-407

  Jerry Bowman, W ^a   Maynes, Daniel ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROCHANNELS; MOMENTUM TRANSPORT;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHANNEL FLOW; FRICTION; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SUBSTRATES; VISCOSITY;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0348144933     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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