Fluid dynamics and heat transfer analysis of three dimensional microchannel flows with microstructures

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-314

  Hong, Zuu Chang ^a   Zhen, Chaw En ^b   Yang, Chien Yuh ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

(2+1)-DIMENSIONAL; AND HEAT TRANSFER; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO (DSMC) METHODS; GAS FLOWING; IMPLICIT TREATMENT; MICRO CHANNELS; MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS); MICRO-CHANNEL FLOWS; OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES; PATTERNED MICROSTRUCTURES;

EID: 46149123899     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780701790128     Document Type: Article

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