Heat-transfer characteristics in multi-scale flow networks with parallel channels

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 732-739

  Saber, M ^a   Commenge, J M ^a   Falk, L ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Microchannels; Microreactors; Multi scale networks; Process intensification

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX FLOW; DESIGN GUIDELINES; DESIGN ISSUES; FLOW MALDISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; INTERNAL FLOWS; KEY ISSUES; MICRO REACTOR; MICROSTRUCTURED; MULTI-SCALE FLOW; MULTISCALES; NETWORK EFFICIENCY; PARALLEL CHANNEL; PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS;

PARALLEL FLOW;

EID: 77955917462     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2009.10.017     Document Type: Article

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