Two-phase thermal transport in microgap channels - Theory, experimental results, and predictive relations

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Bar Cohen, Avram ^a   Sheehan, Jessica R ^a   Rahim, Emil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Heat transfer coefficient; Microgap; Thermal management; Two phase

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR FLOWS; CHANNEL DIAMETERS; CHANNEL WALL; FLOW REGIME MAP; FLOW REGIMES; HEAT TRANSFER DATA; HIGH QUALITY; INFLECTION POINTS; INVERSE CALCULATION; IR IMAGES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MICRO GAPS; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE VARIATION; THERMAL TRANSPORT; TWO-PHASE;

DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; INFRARED IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 84861637119     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12217-011-9284-3     Document Type: Review

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