Effect of channel surface wettability and temperature gradients on the boiling flow pattern in a single microchannel

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Liu, Guohua ^a   Xu, Jinliang ^a   Yang, Yongping ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING FLOWS; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CENTERLINES; CHANNEL SURFACE; CHIP WIDTH; CONTACT AREAS; FLOW DIRECTION; GLASS COVERS; HYDROPHILIC CHANNELS; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; MARANGONI EFFECTS; MOMENTUM FORCE; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SINGLE MICROCHANNEL; SURFACE TENSION FORCE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEST SECTIONS; TIME-SCALES; VAPOR QUALITY; VAPOR-LIQUID INTERFACES; VISCOUS FORCES; WORKING FLUID;

ACETONE; DROP BREAKUP; FLOW PATTERNS; GLASS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID FILMS; MICROCHANNELS; PLASMAS; SHRINKAGE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; VAPORS;

FLUIDS;

EID: 68249151159     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/19/5/055012     Document Type: Article

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