Influence of geometrical parameters of hexagonal, circular, and rhombus microchannel heat sinks on the thermohydraulic characteristics

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 121-131

  Alfaryjat, A A ^a   Mohammed, H A ^b   Adam, Nor Mariah ^a   Ariffin, M K A ^a   Najafabadi, M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Circular microchannel; Hexagonal microchannel; Microchannel heat sink; Rhombus microchannel

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR MICROCHANNEL; CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER PROBLEM; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMO-HYDRAULIC; WALL TEMPERATURES;

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

HEAT SINKS;

EID: 84893379494     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2014.01.015     Document Type: Article

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