Effects of acoustic vibration on microheater-induced vapor bubble incipience in a microchannel

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Qu, Xiaopeng ^a   Qiu, Huihe ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FREQUENCY; ACOUSTIC SIGNALS; ACOUSTIC VIBRATION; FLOW BOILING; FLOW PATTERN MAP; HEATING CONDITIONS; HEATING POWER; HIGH-FLOW RATE; HIGH-SPEED VISUALIZATION; LAB-ON-A-CHIP; MEMS (MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS); MICRO-FLUID; MICROHEATER; PYREX GLASS; SINGLE MICROCHANNEL; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; VAPOR BUBBLE; WALL TEMPERATURES;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FLOW RATE; GLASS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; MEMS; MICROCHANNELS; PLATINUM; SERPENTINE; SILICONES; SUBSTRATES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VAPORS; VISUALIZATION;

GLASS BONDING;

EID: 80053582332     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/10/105015     Document Type: Article

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