Pressure drop and friction factor for different shapes of microchannels

ICEE 2009 - Proceeding 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy and Environment: Advancement Towards Global Sustainability

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 418-426

  Gunnasegaran, P ^a   Mohammed, H ^a   Shuaib, N H ^a  

^a Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Friction factor; Microchannels; Numerical simulation; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

DIAMETER RATIO; FRICTION FACTOR; FRICTION FACTORS; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEIGHT RATIO; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; POISEUILLE NUMBERS; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS; TIP ANGLE; TRANSITION REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRAPEZOIDAL MICROCHANNELS; TRIANGULAR MICROCHANNELS; WATER FLOWS; WIDTH RATIO;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; HEAT SINKS; HYDRAULICS; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRIBOLOGY;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 77949643494     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICEENVIRON.2009.5398611     Document Type: Conference Paper

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