Numerical investigation of counter flow microchannel heat exchanger with MEPCM suspension

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 6-7, 2011, Pages 1068-1075

  Hasan, Mushtaq I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THI QAR   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Counter flow; MEPCM; Microchannel heat exchanger; Phase change material; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

COOLING EFFICIENCY; COOLING FLUIDS; COUNTER-FLOWS; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; MEPCM; MICROCAPSULES; MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER; MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; N-OCTADECANE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PURE FLUIDS; SHELL MATERIALS; SUSPENSION FLOWS; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

ENCAPSULATION; FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; MIXED CONVECTION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 79951771381     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.11.032     Document Type: Article

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