Experimental investigation of flow boiling heat transfer in novel oblique-finned microchannels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 419-431

  Law, Matthew ^a   Lee, Poh Seng ^a   Balasubramanian, Karthik ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

FC 72; Flow boiling; Heat transfer mechanism; High speed visualisation; Inlet pressure instability; Oblique fins

Indexed keywords

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISUALIZATION;

FC-72; FLOW BOILING; HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM; INLET PRESSURES; OBLIQUE FINS;

INLET FLOW;

EID: 84901426260     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.04.045     Document Type: Article

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