Pool boiling visualization on open microchannel surfaces

Effect of open microchannel geometry on pool boiling enhancement

Pool boiling enhancement through surface modification has garnered the attention of many researchers for extending the limits of heat flux dissipation. Simulated copper chips were used in a pool boiling setup with water boiling at atmospheric pressure. Heat transfer performance of different microchanneled surfaces was compared to that of a plain surface. The results of the study showed that the...

Analysis of pool boiling heat transfer over porous surfaces

A semi-empirical model for pool boiling over porous surfaces is presented. The pressure drop across the porous surface is estimated using Darcy 's law. The signi®cance of the latent heat ̄ux contribution for highly porous surfaces is examined. Two nucleation factors are de®ned and correlated in terms of measurable quantities using literature data. An expression for the total heat ̄ux in terms o...

Pool boiling from GEWA surfaces in water and R-113

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Secondary pool boiling effects

Fabrication of nanowires on orthogonal surfaces of microchannels and their effect on pool boiling

A novel microfabrication technique was developed to create silicon nanowires (SiNWs) on orthogonal surfaces of microchannels machined on top of a silicon wafer. Using a two-step metal-assisted etching process, the SiNW for the first time could be selectively fabricated on two different crystalline directions—the channel top and bottom surfaces oriented in the (1 0 0) direction while the sidewal...