Void fraction variations in a fractal-like branching microchannel network

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 806-816

  Cullion, Rebecca ^a   Pence, Deborah ^b   Liburdy, James ^b   Narayanan, Vinod ^b  

^a Directed Energy Solutions   (United States)

^b Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEATER ENERGY; MIMICKING FLOW; PHASE VOID FRACTION;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FLOW RATE; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MICROCHANNELS; SILICON; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VOID FRACTION;

FRACTALS;

EID: 34547265025     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630701378184     Document Type: Article

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