Adiabatic gas-liquid flow in microchannels

Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-257

  Kawaji, M ^a   Chung, P M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flow pattern; Gas liquid; Microchannel; Microfluidics; Pressure drop; Two phase flow; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; ELECTRONICS PACKAGING; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUIDICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT FLUX; PRESSURE DROP;

FLOW BOILING; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; SINGLE PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTIONS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 4444346369     PISSN: 10893954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10893950490477518     Document Type: Review

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