Nucleation characteristics and stability considerations during flow boiling in microchannels

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 441-447

  Kandlikar, Satish G ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Microchannels; Minichannels; Nucleation; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; COOLING; HEAT FLUX; NUCLEATION; PRESSURE DROP; STABILIZATION; SUPERHEATERS;

FLOW BOILING; MICROCHANNELS; MINICHANNELS; SUBCOOLING;

CHANNEL FLOW;

BOILING LIQUIDS; CHANNEL FLOW; COOLING; HEAT FLUX; NUCLEATION; PRESSURE DROP; STABILIZATION; SUPERHEATERS;

EID: 33646174462     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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