Effects of inlet/outlet configurations on flow boiling instability in parallel microchannels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 2267-2281

  Wang, Guodong ^a   Cheng, Ping ^a   Bergles, A E ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiling instability; Inlet restriction; Microchannels; Reversed flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; MICROCHANNELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

BOILING INSTABILITY; INLET RESTRICTION; REVERSED FLOW;

NUCLEATE BOILING;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; MICROCHANNELS; NUCLEATE BOILING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 41649093750     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.08.027     Document Type: Article

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