Frontiers in Energy
>> 2009,
Volume 3,
Issue 4
doi:
10.1007/s11708-009-0049-2
Research articles
Numerical simulation of micro scale flowing and
boiling
1.; 2.School of Mechanical
and Power Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240,
China;
Available online: 2009-12-05
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Abstract
Numerical simulations of flowing and boiling in micro channels are presented, including the modeling of bubble dynamics of nucleate boiling, and a description of the interface of two phases with the volume-of-fluid (VOF). The two calculated cases are compared with related experimental data in literature. Some simulated results are found corresponding well to the experimental data. The simulated results also show the details of 3-dimensional heat transfer and the flow in micro channels, which are helpful to the investigation of the mechanism of two-phase heat transfer and flow in micro channels.