An experimental investigation of heat transfer enhancement mechanisms in microencapsulated phase-change material slurry flows

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 223-234

  Howard, James A ^a   Walsh, Patrick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; COLD PLATES; CONSTANT WALL HEAT FLUX; ELECTRONICS COOLING; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW GEOMETRIES; FLOW REGIONS; GRAETZ NUMBER; HEAT EXCHANGE; HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; HIGH RESOLUTION; ISOFLUX; LAMINAR HEAT TRANSFER; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER; LOCAL NUSSELT NUMBER; MINI-CHANNELS; PHASE CHANGES; SLURRY FLOW; SUSPENSION FLOWS; THERMAL ENTRANCE; VOLUME CONCENTRATION;

ELECTRONIC COOLING; HEAT FLUX; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PARAFFIN WAXES; PIPE FLOW; SLURRIES;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

EID: 84867471070     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457632.2013.703558     Document Type: Conference Paper

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