Enhanced flow boiling in microchannels by self-sustained high frequency two-phase oscillations

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 402-412

  Yang, Fanghao ^a   Dai, Xianming ^a   Kuo, Chih Jung ^b   Peles, Yoav ^b   Khan, Jamil ^a   Li, Chen ^a  

^a The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced flow boiling; High frequency; Microchannels; Self sustained two phase oscillation

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION MECHANISM; AUXILIARY CHANNEL; ENHANCED FLOW BOILING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH FREQUENCY; MICROCHANNEL ARRAY; SELF-SUSTAINED TWO-PHASE OSCILLATION; STRONG-MIXING; TWO-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER; VAPOR BUBBLE GROWTH; WITH INLETS; WORKING FLUID;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROFLUIDICS; OSCILLATING FLOW; PHASE TRANSITIONS; VAPORS;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84870806245     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.11.057     Document Type: Article

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