RECENT STUDIES ON SINGLE PHASE FLUID FLOWS AND HEAT TRANSFER IN MICROCHANNEL-A REVIEW

Dattatraya Subhedar, Bharat Ramani
unpublished
Micro-channel heat exchangers are widely used in various industries for saving energy and resources. The heat transfer rate of convective heat transfer can be enhanced by changing geometry, boundary conditions or by enhancing thermal conductivity of the fluid. Development in micromachining and micro-miniaturization techniques has made possible the fabrication of microchannel. Nano technology provided new challenge by developing Nanofluids which contains small volume fraction of suspended
more » ... rticles in a colloidal solution. Nanofluid has excellent potential to improve the heat transfer of base fluid due to improved thermal transport properties. This paper reviews and summarizes recent research on single phase flow and heat transfer in microchannel.
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