Local flow boiling heat transfer characteristics in silicon microchannel heat sinks using liquid crystal thermography

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-65

  Megahed, Ayman ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boiling incipience; Heat sink; Nucleate boiling; Thermochromic liquid crystals; Two phase heat transfer coefficient

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC MODEL; BOILING INCIPIENCE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT MANAGEMENT; INCIPIENT BOILING; LIQUID CRYSTAL THERMOGRAPHY; LOCAL FLOWS; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MEASURED DATA; MEASURING TECHNIQUE; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; MICRO-ELECTRONIC DEVICES; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS; SATURATED FLOW BOILING; SILICON CHIP; SILICON MICROCHANNEL HEAT SINKS; THERMAL MAPS; THERMOCHROMIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; TWO-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER; WORKING FLUID;

CRYSTALS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT SINKS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MICROELECTRONICS; NUCLEATE BOILING; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84155170815     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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