An experimental investigation of flow boiling in an asymmetrically heated rectangular microchannel

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 775-784

  Huh, Cheol ^a   Kim, Moo Hwan ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Heat transfer coefficient; Microchannel; Two phase flow pattern

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW BOILING; MASS FLUXES; MICROCHANNELS; TWO-PHASE FLOW PATTERNS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33746441473     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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