Bubble dynamics and flow boiling instabilities in microchannels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 663-675

  Bogojevic, D ^a,b   Sefiane, K ^a   Duursma, G ^a   Walton, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubble dynamics; Flow boiling; Microchannels

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE DYNAMICS; BUBBLE GROWTH; DEPARTURE DIAMETER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW BOILING; FLUX RANGES; GROWTH CHARACTERISTIC; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; INLET TEMPERATURE; MACROSCALE CHANNELS; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; ON FLOW; RECTANGULAR CHANNEL; SATURATED FLOW BOILING; SUBCOOLED;

ASPECT RATIO; DEIONIZED WATER; DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT SINKS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84871725922     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.11.038     Document Type: Article

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