Status of prediction methods for critical heat fluxes in mini and microchannels

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 983-992

  Revellin, Rémi ^a   Mishima, Kaichiro ^b   Thome, John R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CHF; Critical heat flux; Flow boiling; Microchannel; Minichannel; Prediction method

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; MASS TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS;

EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLOW BOILING; FLOW BOILING OF WATER; MINI CHANNELS; NON-AQUEOUS FLUIDS; PREDICTION METHODS; SATURATED CRITICAL HEAT FLUXES (CHF); THEORETICAL MODELING;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 70349164118     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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