Experiments on the laminar/turbulent transition of liquid flows in rectangular microchannels

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 70-77

  Wibel, Wolf ^a   Ehrhard, Peter ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CHANNEL FLOW; DROPS; ELASTIC MODULI; FLUID MECHANICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULICS; MICROCHANNELS; MIXED CONVECTION; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OPTICAL DESIGN; PRESSURE DROP; RATE CONSTANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE REACTIONS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CATALYTIC SURFACES; CHANNEL WALLS; DE-IONIZED WATER; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; HEAT-TRANSFER; HYDRAULIC DIAMETERS; LIQUID FLOWS; MASS FLOW RATES; MEASURING TECHNIQUES; MICRO-DEVICES; MICRO-FABRICATION TECHNIQUES; MICRO-HEAT EXCHANGERS; MICRO-REACTORS; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS; REYNOLDS; STAINLESS STEELS; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; TIME-RESOLVED; VELOCITY FIELDS;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 52949111800     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630802293449     Document Type: Conference Paper

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