Flow boiling phenomena in a single annular flow regime in microchannels (I): Characterization of flow boiling heat transfer

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 703-715

  Yang, Fanghao ^a   Dai, Xianming ^a   Peles, Yoav ^b   Cheng, Ping ^c   Khan, Jamil ^a   Li, Chen ^a  

^a The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Enhanced flow boiling; Microchannel; Single annular flow; Superhydrophilic silicon nanowire

Indexed keywords

DEIONIZED WATER; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HYDROPHILICITY; LIQUID FILMS; MICROCHANNELS; NANOWIRES; SILICON;

ANNULAR FLOWS; AVERAGE HEAT TRANSFERS; CRITICAL HEAT FLUX(CHF); ENHANCED FLOW BOILING; FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; SILICON NANOWIRES; THIN FILM EVAPORATION;

INLET FLOW;

EID: 84899697802     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.09.058     Document Type: Article

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