A study on fluid flow and heat transfer in rectangular microchannels with various longitudinal vortex generators

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 203-214

  Chen, Chen ^a,b   Teng, Jyh Tong ^b   Cheng, Ching Hung ^b   Jin, Shiping ^a   Huang, Suyi ^a   Liu, Chao ^a   Lee, Ming Tsang ^c   Pan, Hsin Hung ^d   Greif, Ralph ^e  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Flow; Heat transfer; Longitudinal vortex generators; Rectangular microchannels

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

CONSTANT WALL TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW; FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFERS; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROPS; LONGITUDINAL VORTEX GENERATORS; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS;

HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84887260156     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.10.018     Document Type: Article

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