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REVIEW

CRITICAL HEAT FLUX DURING FLOW BOILING IN MINI AND MICROCHANNEL-A STATE OF THE ART REVIEW

P. K. Das^*, S. Chakraborty, S. Bhaduri

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 721302, India

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Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer 2012, 3(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.5098/hmt.v3.1.3008

Abstract

A state of the art review of critical heat flux during flow boiling through mini and microchannels has been provided based on the open literature. This review mainly examines three aspects, namely the experimental investigations, the available correlations and the state of prediction using those correlations and finally the proposed physical mechanisms as well as the theoretical models. Before discussing the specific literature on microchannels, a brief overview of critical heat flux for pool and flow boiling is provided. The review has been concluded with a summary of the available information on this topic and the need for future research.

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