A study on the hydraulic and thermal characteristics in fractal tree-like microchannels by numerical and experimental methods

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 25-26, 2012, Pages 7499-7507

  Yu, Xiang Fei ^a,b   Zhang, Chun Ping ^a,b   Teng, Jyh Tong ^b   Huang, Su Yi ^a   Jin, Shi Ping ^a   Lian, Yi Fu ^b   Cheng, Ching Hung ^b   Xu, Ting Ting ^a,b   Chu, Jiann Cherng ^b   Chang, Yaw Jen ^b   Dang, Thanhtrung ^c   Greif, Ralph ^d  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractal tree like microchannels; Hydraulic and thermal behaviors; Numerical and experimental methods

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; FRACTAL TREE-LIKE MICROCHANNEL; HEAT TRANSFER AREA; PRESSURE LOSS; PUMP POWER; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS;

ASPECT RATIO; FORESTRY; FRACTALS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

MICROCHANNELS;

FORESTRY; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 84867498948     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.07.050     Document Type: Article

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