Two-phase pressure drop and flow visualization of FC-72 in a silicon microchannel heat sink

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1171-1182

  Megahed, Ayman ^a   Hassan, Ibrahim ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flow visualization; Heat sink; Pressure drop; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE GROWTH; CONSTANT MASS; COOLING PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; FLOW REGIMES; HIGH-SPEED VISUALIZATION; MASS FLUX; MEAN ABSOLUTE ERROR; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; NEW CORRELATIONS; PRESSURE DROP CHARACTERISTIC; PRESSURE DROP CORRELATION; RAPID DEVELOPMENT; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS; SILICON CHIP; SILICON MICROCHANNEL HEAT SINKS; TWO-PHASE PRESSURE DROPS; VAPOR FLOWS; WORKING FLUID;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT SINKS; LIQUIDS; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW; VAPORS;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 71549134885     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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