Experimental investigation of non-uniform heating effect on flow boiling instabilities in a microchannel-based heat sink

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 309-324

  Bogojevic, D ^a   Sefiane, K ^a   Walton, A J ^a   Lin, H ^a   Cummins, G ^a   Kenning, D B R ^b   Karayiannis, T G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Hotspot; Microchannels; Microsensors; Two phase flow instabilities

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; CENTRAL PROCESSOR UNITS; COOLING LIQUID; COOLING TECHNOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW BOILING; GAIN INSIGHT; HEAT DISTRIBUTION; HIGH HEAT FLUX; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOT SPOT; MULTI-CHANNEL; NICKEL FILM; NONUNIFORM; NONUNIFORM HEATING; NONUNIFORMITY; ON FLOW; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS; TWO-PHASE FLOW BOILING;

HEAT FLUX; HEAT SINKS; HEATING; MICROSENSORS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 78651311190     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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