Analysis of flow patterns emerging during evaporation in parallel microchannels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 226-239

  Hardt, S ^a   Schilder, B ^b   Tiemann, D ^b   Kolb, G ^b   Hessel, V ^b   Stephan, P ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT FÜR MIKROTECHNIK MAINZ GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Flow patterns; Microchannels; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); EVAPORATION; FLOW PATTERNS; MASS TRANSFER; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CYCLO OLEFIN POLYMER (COP); FLOW BOILING; MICROCHANNELS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; EVAPORATION; FLOW PATTERNS; MASS TRANSFER; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33750709688     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.06.015     Document Type: Article

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