History, Advances, and Challenges in Liquid Flow and Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in Microchannels: A Critical Review
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- 10 January 2012
- journal article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Heat Transfer
- Vol. 134 (3), 034001
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4005126
Abstract
As the scale of devices becomes small, thermal control and heat dissipation from these devices can be effectively accomplished through the implementation of microchannel passages. The small passages provide a high surface area to volume ratio that enables higher heat transfer rates. High performance microchannel heat exchangers are also attractive in applications where space and/or weight constraints dictate the size of a heat exchanger or where performance enhancement is desired. This survey article provides a historical perspective of the progress made in understanding the underlying mechanisms in single-phase liquid flow and two-phase flow boiling processes and their use in high heat flux removal applications. Future research directions for (i) further enhancing the single-phase heat transfer performance and (ii) enabling practical implementation of flow boiling in microchannel heat exchangers are outlined.Keywords
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