Confined bubble growth during flow boiling in a mini-/micro-channel of rectangular cross-section part II: Approximate 3-D numerical simulation

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 267-273

  Zu, Y Q ^a   Yan, Y Y ^a   Gedupudi, S ^b   Karayiannis, T G ^b   Kenning, D B R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Confined bubble; Flow boiling; Rectangular micro channel

Indexed keywords

3-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; 3D SIMULATIONS; BUBBLE DETACHMENTS; BUBBLE GENERATION; BUBBLE GROWTH; BUBBLY FLOW; BULK LIQUID; CFD; CFD CODES; CHANNEL WALL; CONFINED BUBBLE; CONFINED GROWTH; CONTACT AREAS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW BOILING; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL (1D) MODELS; PARTIAL CONFINEMENT; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; SMALL HOLE; THEORETICAL MODELS; VOLUME OF FLUID METHOD; VOLUMETRIC GROWTH;

EXCITONS; FILM GROWTH; FLOW SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; INLET FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 78651342305     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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