Microchannel Flow Dynamics and Heat Transfer of Near-Critical Fluid

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. Challenges in Near-Critical Microchannel Flows

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   Pages 1-32

3. Design and Realization of Near-Critical Visualization Experiment

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   Pages 33-49

4. Discussion on Near-Critical Heat Transfer Flow Experiment

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   Pages 51-67

5. Numerical Formulation of Near-Critical CO2 Flow in Microchannels

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   Pages 69-94

6. Heat Transfer Characteristics of Near-Critical Microchannel Flows

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   Pages 95-118

7. Theoretical Analysis of Near-Critical Stability Behaviors

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   Pages 119-138

8. Summary and Outlook

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   Pages 139-144

9. Back Matter

   Pages 145-155

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This book discusses basic thermodynamic behaviors and 'abnormal' properties from a thermo-physical perspective, and explores basic heat transfer and flow properties, the latest findings on their physical aspects and indications, chemical engineering properties, microscale phenomena, as well as transient behaviors in fast and critical environments. It also presents the most and challenging problems and the outlook for applications and innovations of supercritical fluids. 

• Supercritical Fluids
• Heat Transfer
• Carbon Dioxide
• Microchannel
• Vortex Formation
• Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability
• Compressible Flow
• fluid- and aerodynamics

• Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University , Sendai, Japan

  Lin Chen

Dr. Lin Chen is a JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Research Fellow at the Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan. He received his B.E. (2010) and Ph.D (2015) in Energy and Resources Engineering from Peking University’s College of Engineering. His current research topics include energy resources, oceanic methane hydrate utilization, microscale compressible fluid flows, and multi-scale heat/mass transfer.
 
Dr. Lin Chen has won the President Scholarship (PKU), National Scholarship (MOE), Elite Scholar (PKU), and other honors at Peking University. He received the Excellent Doctoral Degree Dissertation for 2015 by Peking University, which is awarded for the best thesis in each research area. He was among the Outstanding Graduates of PKU  and Beijing City in 2015.

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