Effect of liquid-vapor phase distribution on the heat transfer mechanisms during flow boiling in minichannels and microchannels

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-13

  Kandlikar, Satish ^a,b,c  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Rochester Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c ASME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSED BUBBLES; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO IMAGES; LIQUID-VAPOR PHASE DISTRIBUTION;

BOILING LIQUIDS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEATION; THIN FILMS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 29044443146     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630500341607     Document Type: Article

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