Recent work on boiling and condensation in microchannels

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Cheng, Ping ^a   Wang, Guodong ^a   Quan, Xiaojun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Boiling instability; Condensation; Injection flow; Inlet restriction; Microbubble emission boiling; Microchannels

Indexed keywords

BOILING INSTABILITIES; BOILING INSTABILITY; INJECTION FLOW; INLET RESTRICTION; MICROBUBBLE EMISSION BOILING;

CHANNEL FLOW; CONDENSATION; COOLING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT FLUX; INLET FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; RIVERS; STABILITY; STEAM; STEAM CONDENSERS;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 77649185418     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3072906     Document Type: Article

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