Heat transfer charcacteristics in a copper micro-evaporator and flowpattern-based prediction method for flowboiling in microchannels

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Costa Patry, Etienne ^a   Olivier, Jonathan ^b   Thome, John R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Photovoltaic Technology Intellectual Property (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flow pattern based prediction method; Microcooling; Two phase microchannel flow

Indexed keywords

COPPER; EVAPORATORS; FLOW PATTERNS; FORECASTING; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW PATTERN-BASED PREDICTION METHOD; MICRO EVAPORATORS; MICROCHANNEL FLOW; MICROCOOLING; PREDICTION METHODS; TEST SECTIONS; TWO PHASE; TWO-PHASE FLOW BOILING; TWO-PHASE MICROCHANNEL FLOW; VAPOR QUALITY;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84856630019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21518629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5098/hmt.v3.1.3002     Document Type: Article

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