Injection flow during steam condensation in silicon microchannels

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1618-1627

  Wu, Huiying ^a   Yu, Mengmeng ^a   Cheng, Ping ^a   Wu, Xinyu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; HYDRAULICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SILICON; STEAM CONDENSATE;

FLOW PATTERN TRANSITIONS; INJECTION FLOW; SILICON MICROCHANNELS;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 34547665050     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/17/8/027     Document Type: Article

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