Laminar-to-turbulent flow transition in microchannels

Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-30

  Morini, Gian Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

CONVENTIONAL THEORY; MICROCHANNELS;

FLUIDIC DEVICES;

EID: 1542315975     PISSN: 10893954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10893950490272902     Document Type: Article

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