Numerical simulation of laminar heat transfer in microchannels with rough surfaces characterized by fractal Cantor structures

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 622-629

  Chen, Yongping ^a   Fu, Panpan ^a   Zhang, Chengbin ^a   Shi, Mingheng ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cantor set; Fractal; Heat transfer; Microchannel; Roughness

Indexed keywords

CANTOR SET; CANTOR SETS; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; ENTRANCE REGION; FRACTAL CHARACTERIZATION; LAMINAR HEAT TRANSFER; LOCAL NUSSELT NUMBER; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; ROUGH SURFACES; SURFACE PROFILES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TOPOLOGY;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 77953609190     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2010.02.017     Document Type: Article

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