Flow boiling in high-aspect ratio mini- and micro-channels with FC-72 and ethanol: Experimental results and heat transfer correlation assessments

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-106

  Wang, Yuan ^a   Sefiane, Khellil ^a   Harmand, Souad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Heat transfer correlation; High aspect ratio; Micro channel; Transparent heating

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; HEAT TRANSFER;

CHANNEL ASPECT RATIOS; CHANNEL CROSS SECTION; FLOW BOILING; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER CORRELATION; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; VISUALIZATION RESULTS;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 81155148234     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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