Overview
- Provides detailed experimental and visualization studies for microgap, together with some prediction methods for flow regime map
- Explains the unique confined boiling and consequent heat transfer mechanism in microgap channel
- Evaluates effects of surface roughness and gap dimension on boiling behavior
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)
Part of the book sub series: SpringerBriefs in Thermal Engineering and Applied Science (BRIEFSTHERMAL)
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Table of contents(9 chapters)
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Tamanna Alam, Poh Seng Lee
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Department of Architecture Environment and Equipment Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China, People's Republic
Liwen Jin
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Flow Boiling in Microgap Channels
Book Subtitle: Experiment, Visualization and Analysis
Authors: Tamanna Alam, Poh Seng Lee, Liwen Jin
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7190-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7189-9
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7190-5
Series ISSN: 2191-530X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 84
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 49 illustrations in colour
Topics: Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Energy Systems, Energy Systems