A general criterion for evaporative heat transfer in micro/mini-channels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 1967-1976

  Li, Wei ^a   Wu, Zan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bond number; Heat transfer; Micro channel; Reynolds number; Saturated flow boiling

Indexed keywords

BOND NUMBER; BOND NUMBERS; DATA POINTS; EVAPORATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW BOILING; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PREDICTION METHODS; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; SINGLE-CHANNEL; WORKING FLUID;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 76749099219     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.12.059     Document Type: Article

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