Nanofluid stabilizes and enhances convective boiling heat transfer in a single microchannel

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 21-22, 2012, Pages 5673-5686

  Xu, Li ^a   Xu, Jinliang ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Boiling; Flow instability; Heat transfer; Nanofluid

Indexed keywords

BOILING FLOWS; BUBBLE COALESCENCE; BUBBLE SIZE; CHANNEL SURFACE; CHAOTIC BEHAVIORS; CONVECTIVE BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; FILM EVAPORATION; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW INSTABILITIES; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LONG CYCLES; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE DEPOSITION; OSCILLATION AMPLITUDE; PLATINUM FILMS; PURE WATER; PYREX GLASS; REDUCED PRESSURE; SINGLE MICROCHANNEL; STRUCTURAL DISJOINING PRESSURE; SURFACE TENSION FORCE; TIME-SCALES; WORKING FLUID;

BOILING LIQUIDS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID FILMS; MICROCHANNELS; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLATINUM; SILICON WAFERS; SURFACE TENSION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84864286111     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.05.063     Document Type: Article

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