1-D modelling and 3-D simulation of confined bubble formation and pressure fluctuations during flow boiling in a microchannel with a rectangular cross-section of high aspect ratio

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels 2009, ICNMM2009

Volumn , Issue PART B, 2009, Pages 1087-1094

  Gedupudi, S ^a   Zu, Y Q ^b   Karayiannis, T G ^a   Kenning, D B R ^a   Yan, Y Y ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1-D MODELS; 3D SIMULATIONS; ADVERSE EFFECT; CFD CODES; COMPUTING TIME; DESIGN TOOL; FLOW BOILING; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; HIGH HEAT FLUX; PARTICULAR CONDITION; PRESSURE CHANGE; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS; TRANSIENT FLOW; VAPOUR BUBBLES;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; INLET FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; PHOTORESISTS; PRESSURE DROP; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77952853310     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICNMM2009-82119     Document Type: Conference Paper

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