An experimental study of flow friction and heat transfer in wavy microchannels with rectangular cross section

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2473-2482

  Sui, Y ^a   Lee, P S ^a   Teo, C J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chaotic advection; Dean vortex; Heat sinks; Liquid cooling; Wavy microchannel

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE WIDTH; CHAOTIC ADVECTION; CROSS SECTION; DEAN VORTEX; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW FRICTIONS; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; LIQUID COOLING; NUMERICAL RESULTS; RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; SIMULATION-BASED; TEST PIECES; WAVY MICROCHANNEL; WORKING FLUID;

DEIONIZED WATER; FRICTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRIBOLOGY;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 80255139751     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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