Two-phase flow of refrigerants in 85μm-wide multi-microchannels: Part I - Pressure drop

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 451-463

  Costa Patry, Etienne ^a   Olivier, Jonathan ^a   Nichita, Bogdan Alexandru ^a   Michel, Bruno ^b   Thome, John Richard ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Microchannel; Pressure drop; Refrigerants; Saturated boiling

Indexed keywords

DROPS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS;

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; MULTI MICROCHANNELS; OUTLET PRESSURES; PRESSURE DROP MEASUREMENTS; SATURATED BOILING; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; TEST FLUIDS; TOTAL PRESSURE DROP;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 79952192199     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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