Bubble dynamics in microchannels. Part I: Single microchannel

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 47, Issue 25, 2004, Pages 5575-5589

  Lee, P C ^a   Tseng, F G ^a   Pan, Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Boiling heat transfer; Bubble dynamics; Microchannel; Onset nucleate boiling

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); HYDRAULICS; MICROMACHINING; NUCLEATION; SURFACE TENSION;

BUBBLE DYNAMICS; BUBBLE GROWTH; BUBBLE NUCLEATION;

CHANNEL FLOW;

BUBBLE; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 6344243290     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.02.031     Document Type: Article

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