Unstable and stable flow boiling in parallel microchannels and in a single microchannel

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 21-22, 2007, Pages 4297-4310

  Wang, Guodong ^a   Cheng, Ping ^a   Wu, Huiying ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Boiling instability; Heat transfer; Instability; Microchannels; Reversed flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT FLUX; MASS TRANSFER; NUCLEATE BOILING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BOILING INSTABILITY; FLOW INTERACTION; REVERSED FLOW;

MICROCHANNELS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT FLUX; MASS TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; NUCLEATE BOILING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 34547152322     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.01.033     Document Type: Article

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