Thermohydraulics of square-section microchannels following a serpentine path

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-204

  Geyer, Paul E ^a   Rosaguti, Nathan R ^a   Fletcher, David F ^a   Haynes, Brian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heat transfer enhancement; Laminar flow heat transfer; Microchannels; Serpentine passages

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW;

HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LAMINAR FLOW HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; SERPENTINE PASSAGES;

HYDRAULICS;

EID: 33645817233     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-005-0062-7     Document Type: Article

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