Adiabatic two phase flow distribution and visualization in scaled microchannel heat sinks

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 873-885

  Dang, M ^a   Hassan, I ^a   Muwanga, R ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT SINKS; MICROCHANNELS;

FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLOW DISTRIBUTION TRACKING;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT SINKS; MICROCHANNELS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 36448995443     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-007-0351-x     Document Type: Article

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