Local heat transfer and flow patterns during condensation in a single silicon microchannel

Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 220-241

  Odaymet, A ^a   Louahlia Gualous, H ^a   De Labachelerie, M ^b  

^a Universite de Caen Basse Normandie   (France)

^b FEMTO ST INSTITUTE   (France)

Author keywords

Condensation; Flow patterns; Heat transfer; Microchannel

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FLOW; BUBBLY FLOW; CHURN FLOW; CONDENSATE FLOW; CONDENSATION FLOW; FLOW DIRECTION; HEAT TRANSFER MEASUREMENTS; LOCAL HEAT FLUX; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; LOCAL SURFACES; MICRO-INSTRUMENTATION; MIST FLOWS; PYREX GLASS; RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; SILICON MICROCHANNELS; SLUG FLOW; SURFACE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VIDEO IMAGE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CONDENSATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; SILICON; STEAM CONDENSERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84871246457     PISSN: 15567265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567265.2012.735347     Document Type: Article

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