Browsing by Author "Kandlikar, Satish"
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Effect of surface roughness on heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics at low reynolds numbers in small diameter tubes
Kandlikar, Satish; Joshi, Shailesh; Tian, Shurong (Taylor & Francis, 2003)The effect of surface roughness on pressure drop and heat transfer in circular tubes has been extensively studied in literature. The pioneering work of Nikuradse [I] established the sand grain roughness as a major parameter ... -
Effects of liquid-vapor phase distribution on the heat transfer mechanisms during flow boiling in minichannels and microchannels
Kandlikar, Satish (Taylor & Francis, 2006-01)Heat transfer during flow boiling in minichannels and microchannels is intimately linked to the liquid-vapor phase distribution in the channels. The vapor phase exists as nucleating bubbles, dispersed bubbles, elongated ... -
Effects of repeating microstructures on pressure drop in rectangular minichannels
Schmitt, Derek; Kandlikar, Satish (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005-06)A literature review in laminar incompressible flow in microchannels has shown both early and late transitions from laminar to turbulent flow as well as no deviation from the conventional flow transition of Re=2300. In ... -
Effects of surface tension and binary diffusion on pool boiling of dilute solutions - An Experimental assessment
Alves, L.; Kandlikar, Satish (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1999-01-13)Pool boiling heat transfer with dilute binary mixtures introduces two additional effects due to binary diffusion, and due to change in the surface tension. The secondary effects due to changes in contact angle and wetting ... -
Effects of Weber number and surface temperature on the boiling and spreading characteristics of impinging water droplets
Kandlikar, Satish; Steinke, Mark; Singh, Ashish (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002-06)In the present work, the effects of Weber number and surface temperature upon the droplet impingement behavior and boiling characteristics have been experimentally studied. High speed photography (up to 8000 frames per ... -
Evaluation of single phase flow in microchannels for high flux chip cooling - Thermohydraulic performance enhancement and fabrication technology
Kandlikar, Satish; Grande, William (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004-06)The increased circuit density on today’s computer chips is reaching the heat dissipation limits for air-cooled technology. Direct liquid cooling of chips is being considered as a viable alternative. This paper reviews ... -
Evaluation of single phase flow in microchannels for high heat flux chip cooling - thermohydraulic performance enhancement and fabrication technology
Kandlikar, Satish; Grande, William (Taylor & Francis, 2004)The increased circuit density on today’s computer chips is reaching the heat dissipation limits for air-cooling technology. The direct liquid cooling of chips is being considered as a viable alternative. This paper reviews ... -
Evolution of microchannel flow passages – Thermohydraulic performance and fabrication technology
Kandlikar, Satish; Grande, William (Taylor & Francis, 2003)This paper provides a roadmap of development in the thermal and fabrication aspects of microchannels as applied in microelectronics and other high heat-flux cooling applications. Microchannels are defined as flow passages ... -
Evolution of microchannel flow passages – Thermohydraulic performance and fabrication technology
Kandlikar, Satish; Grande, William (Taylor & Francis, 2003-03-17)This paper provides a roadmap of development in the thermal and fabrication aspects of microchannels as applied in microelectronics and other high heat-flux cooling applications. Microchannels are defined as flow passages ... -
Examples of microchannel mass transfer processes in biological systems
Kandlikar, Satish; Steinke, Mark (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003-04)Heat and mass transfer processes become highly efficient as the channel hydraulic diameter is reduced in size. Biological systems, such as human body, rely on the extremely efficient transport processes occurring at ... -
Experimental evaluation of pressure drop elements and fabricated nucleation sites for stabilizing flow boiling in minichannels and microchannels
Kandlikar, Satish; Willistein, Daniel; Borrelli, John (American society of mechanical engineers (ASME), 2005-06)The flow boiling process suffers from severe instabilities induced due to nucleation of vapor bubbles in a minichannel or a microchannel in a superheated liquid environment. In an effort to improve the flow boiling ... -
An Experimental investigation of flow boiling characteristics of water in parallel microchannels
Kandlikar, Satish; Steinke, Mark (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2004-08)Microchannels are being considered in many advanced heat transfer applications including automotive and stationary fuel cells as well as electronics cooling. However, there are a number of fundamental issues from the ... -
An Experimental investigation on flow boiling of ethylene-glycol / water mixtures
Bulut, M.; Kandlikar, Satish (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2003-04)Mixtures of ethylene glycol and water are used in cooling the engines in automotive applications. Heat is transferred essentially under subcooled flow boiling conditions as the mixture flows over the hot surfaces, which ... -
Experimental study of flow patterns, pressure drop and flow instabilities in parallel rectangular minichannels
Balasubramanian, Prabhu; Kandlikar, Satish (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004-06)The use of phase change heat transfer in parallel minichannels and microchannels is one of the solutions proposed for cooling high heat flux systems. The increase in pressure drop in a two phase system is one of the problems, ... -
Experimental study of flow patterns, pressure drop, and flow instabilities in parallel rectangular minichannels
Balasubramanian, Prabhu; Kandlikar, Satish (Taylor & Francis, 2005)Flow boiling heat transfer in parallel minichannels and microchannels is one of the solutions proposed for cooling high heat flux systems. The associated increase in the pressure drop poses a problem that needs to be ... -
Experimental study of heat transfer in an evaporating meniscus on a moving heated surface
Kandlikar, Satish; Kuan, Wai Keat; Mukherjee, A. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2005-03)A stable meniscus is formed by a circular nozzle dispensing water over a heated circular face of a rotating cylindrical copper block. The nozzle is offset from the axis of rotation of the copper block and thus a moving ... -
Experimental study of heat transfer, pressure drop, and dryout for flow boiling of water in an oil heated minichannel
Campbell, Levi; Kandlikar, Satish (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004-06)Heat transfer and pressure drop, are experimentally recorded for flow boiling water in a single 706 mm circular copper channel 158.75 mm long. Heat is supplied by heat transfer oil at specified temperatures to a helical ... -
Extending the applicability of the flow boiling correlation to low Reynolds number flows in microchannels
Kandlikar, Satish; Balasubramanian, Prabhu (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003-04)As microchannels are applied in flow boiling applications, it is becoming apparent that the Reynolds number based on all liquid flow could approach values below 100. The earlier work by Kandlikar and Steinke (2002, 2003) ... -
An Extension of the flow boiling correlation to transition, laminar and deep laminar flows in minichannels and microchannels
Kandlikar, Satish; Balasubramanian, Prabhu (Taylor & Francis, 2004)Flow boiling in mini- and microchannels offer very high heat transfer capabilities and find applications in many emerging technologies, such as electronics cooling and fuel cells. The low flow rate employed in such ... -
Flow boiling and pressure drop in parallel flow microchannels
Steinke, Mark; Kandlikar, Satish (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003-04)The use of microchannels for advanced heat transfer applications has quickly become commonplace. They are found in automotive applications, fuel cells, and even electronics cooling. However, there are fundamental issues ...