Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Minichannels and Microchannels, Third Edition presents a groundbreaking exploration of heat transfer and fluid flow in microscale passages, offering valuable insights for designers and researchers in the field. This comprehensive text delves into the fundamental mechanisms of single-phase and two-phase flows, providing a detailed analysis of novel enhancement techniques and numerical modeling approaches essential for efficient heat removal and thermal management. It further explores gas flows, liquid flow dynamics, flow boiling phenomena in minichannels and microchannels, numerical modeling of flow boiling, and an overview of changes in this new edition.
Each chapter offers a deep dive into the mechanisms and design considerations crucial for understanding heat and fluid flow at the microscale level. It will serve as a sourcebook for engineers, researchers, and graduate students in mechanical engineering and thermal sciences studying microchannel flow passages.
- Provides a fully revised, updated, and expanded new edition
- Analyzes the fundamental mechanisms and design approaches for single-phase and two-phase heat transfer in minichannels and microchannels
- Explores recent developments in the field, including novel enhancement techniques for boiling and condensing flows, backed by real-world case studies in each chapter
- Evaluates state-of-the-art information on gas and liquid flows at the microscale level, informing practical applications and expanding research
- Discusses numerical modeling of single and two-phase flows in microchannels, guiding design processes of microchannel flow passages
