Bubble confinement in flow boiling of FC-72 in a "rectangular" microchannel of high aspect ratio

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1375-1388

  Barber, Jacqueline ^a,b   Brutin, David ^b   Sefiane, Khellil ^a   Tadrist, Lounes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Confined bubble; Experimental; Flow boiling; High aspect ratio microchannel; Two phase flow instabilities

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DATA VISUALIZATION; HEAT FLUX; MICROCHANNELS; NUCLEATION;

CONFINED BUBBLE; EXPERIMENTAL; FLOW BOILING; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; TWO-PHASE FLOW INSTABILITIES;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 77956178478     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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