A new type of diabatic flow pattern map for boiling heat transfer in microchannels

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 788-796

  Revellin, R ^a   Thome, J R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING POINT; BUBBLE FORMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER;

BUBBLE COALESCENCE RATE; DIABATIC FLOW PATTERN MAP; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 34249064233     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/17/4/016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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