Experimental investigation of fluid flow and heat transfer in a single-phase liquid flow micro-heat exchanger

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 23-24, 2009, Pages 5433-5446

  Garcia Hernando N ^a   Acosta Iborra, A ^a   Ruiz Rivas, U ^a   Izquierdo, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Micro heat exchanger; Microchannel; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLUID FLOW; FLUID PRESSURE DROP; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; MICRO-HEAT EXCHANGER; MICRO-HEAT EXCHANGERS; NO PHASE; SINGLE PHASE LIQUID FLOW; SMALL SCALE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

BISMUTH ALLOYS; DEIONIZED WATER; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 69949095917     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.06.034     Document Type: Article

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