Experimental investigation of flow boiling characteristics in a cross-linked microchannel heat sink

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 380-393

  Megahed, Ayman ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross link; Microchannel heat sink; Nucleate boiling

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT MASS; CROSS-LINK; DIELECTRIC COOLANTS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW BOILING CHARACTERISTICS; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW INSTABILITIES; FLOW REGIMES; FULL-FIELD; HEATED LENGTHS; HIGH HEAT FLUX; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; LOW MASS; MASS FLUX; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; MICROCHANNEL HEAT SINK; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TANGENTIAL DIRECTIONS; TEMPERATURE UNIFORMITY; THERMOCHROMIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; TWO-PHASE FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROP; TWO-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER; TWO-PHASE PRESSURE DROPS; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT SINKS; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NUCLEATE BOILING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRESSURE DROP;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 79952316516     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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