Bubble dynamics during boiling in enhanced surface microchannels

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1514-1527

  Kuo, Chih Jung ^a   Koşar, Ali ^a   Peles, Yoav ^a   Virost, Steven ^b   Mishra, Chandan ^a   Jensen, Michael K ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Tennessee Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiling; Departure diameter; Enhanced heat transfer; Microchannels; Nucleation frequency; Nucleation site

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT FLUX; NUCLEATION;

BUBBLE DYNAMICS; MICROCHANNELS; NUCLEATION FREQUENCY; NUCLEATION SITE;

GAS DYNAMICS;

EID: 33845541769     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2006.885975     Document Type: Article

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