Heat transfer in trapezoidal microchannels of various aspect ratios

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 365-375

  McHale, John P ^a   Garimella, Suresh V ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat sink; Liquid cooling; Microchannel; Thermally developing; Trapezoid

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LENGTH; FINITE-VOLUME; FRICTION FACTORS; LIQUID COOLING; NO-SLIP CONDITION; SIDEWALL ANGLES; THERMAL ENTRANCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; TRAPEZOIDAL CHANNELS; TRAPEZOIDAL MICROCHANNELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HEAT SINKS; LAMINAR FLOW; LIQUIDS; MICROCHANNELS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; VEHICULAR TUNNELS;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 71849097560     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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