Liquid single-phase flow in an array of micro-pin-fins—part I: Heat transfer characteristics

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1-11

  Qu, Weilin ^a   Siu Ho, Abel ^a  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat sink; Heat transfer; Liquid cooling; Micro pin fins; Single phase

Indexed keywords

COOLANT INLET TEMPERATURE; COOLING LIQUID; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER CORRELATION; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; INLET TEMPERATURE; LIQUID COOLING; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER; LOCAL NUSSELT NUMBER; MASS VELOCITY; MICRO PIN FINS; MICRO-PIN-FIN ARRAY; NEW CORRELATIONS; PIN-FINS; POWER LAW; SINGLE PHASE; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; TEST SECTIONS; FRICTION FACTOR; FRICTION FACTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; LIQUIDS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP; TRIBOLOGY;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 77955262233     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2970080     Document Type: Article

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