An experimental study on flow boiling heat transfer of R134a in a microchannel-based heat sink

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 117-127

  do Nascimento, Francisco Júlio ^a   Leão, Hugo Leonardo Souza Lara ^a   Ribatski, Gherhardt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flow boiling; Heat sink; Heat transfer; Microchannel

Indexed keywords

BOILING CURVE; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW BOILING; FLUID SUBCOOLING; HEATED AREA; LOW MASS; MASS VELOCITY; MICRO-SCALES; ON FLOW; ONSET OF NUCLEATE BOILING; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS; RIGHT-HAND SIDES; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; TOTAL LENGTH; VAPOR QUALITY;

HEAT FLUX; HEAT SINKS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUCLEATE BOILING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; VAPORS; VELOCITY;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84871685511     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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