Numerical study of bubble growth and wall heat transfer during flow boiling in a microchannel

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 15-16, 2011, Pages 3702-3718

  Mukherjee, A ^a   Kandlikar, S G ^b   Edel, Z J ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b Rochester Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Flow boiling; Microchannels

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE GROWTH; BUBBLES; CHANNEL INLETS; ENERGY EQUATION; FLOW BOILING; LEVEL-SET TECHNIQUES; LIQUID FLOW RATES; LIQUID-VAPOR INTERFACE; LIQUID-VAPOR SURFACES; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; SQUARE CROSS SECTION; VAPOR BUBBLE; WALL HEAT TRANSFER;

CONTACT ANGLE; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SURFACE TENSION; VAPORS;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 79956216229     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.01.030     Document Type: Article

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