Effects of roughness elements on laminar flow and heat transfer in microchannels

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1188-1192

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

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluid flow; Heat transfer; Microchannel; Roughness; Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149361743     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2010.08.022     Document Type: Article

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