Design of a microbreather for two-phase microchannel heat sinks

Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-164

  Alexander, Brentan R ^a   Wang, Evelyn N ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbreather; Multiphase flow; Thermal management

Indexed keywords

AIR REMOVAL; INLET FLOW RATE; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; MICROBREATHER; THERMAL MANAGEMENT; THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS; VACUUM LEVEL;

FLUID DYNAMICS; MICROCHANNELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

HEAT SINKS;

EID: 68949109787     PISSN: 15567265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567260903058074     Document Type: Article

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