Heat transfer enhancement with liquid-gas flow in microchannels and the effect of thermal boundary layer

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 725-733

  Houshmand, Farzad ^a   Peles, Yoav ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Convective heat transfer; Heat transfer enhancement; Microchannel; Thermal boundary layer; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER TWO-PHASE FLOW; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; LIQUID AND GAS FLOW; RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE DETECTORS; THERMAL BOUNDARY LAYER; THERMALLY DEVELOPING FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW OF GASES; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LIQUIDS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84890467825     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.11.053     Document Type: Article

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