Heat transfer enhancement in micro-channels caused by vortex promoters

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 29-40

  Meis, M ^a   Varas, F ^a   Velazquez A ^b   Vega, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Micro channel flow; Micro cooling systems; Vortex promoter

Indexed keywords

BLOCKAGE RATIO; CROSS SECTION; DESIGN CRITERION; DESIGN GUIDELINES; ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT; FIGURES OF MERITS; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; MICRO-COOLING SYSTEMS; MICROCHANNEL FLOW; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS; PUMPING POWER; RELATIVE POSITIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT VISCOSITY; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

ASPECT RATIO; CHANNEL FLOW; COOLING; HEAT SINKS; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WALL FLOW;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 71749095955     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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