▪ Abstract The micromachining technology that emerged in the late 1980s can provide
micron-sized sensors and actuators. These micro transducers are able to be integrated with …

A bibliographical review on the convective heat transfer through microchannels is
presented. The available experimental works quoted in the open literature are critically …

Researchers, practitioners, instructors, and students all welcomed the first edition of Heat
Exchangers: Selection, Rating, and Thermal Design for gathering into one place the …

Rarefied gas flows in channels, pipes, and ducts with smooth surfaces are studied in a wide
range of Knudsen number (Kn) at low Mach number (M) with the objective of develo** …

The ability to actively or passively manipulate a flow field to bring about a desired change is
of immense technological and economical importance. This volume provides a thorough, up …

Manufacturing processes that can create extremely small machines have been developed in
recent years. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) refer to devices that have …

A theoretically improved model incorporating the relevant mechanisms of gas retention and
transport in gas-bearing shale formations is presented for determination of intrinsic gas …

Microchannel based systems have emerged as a critical design trend in development of
precise control and maneuvering of small devices. In microelectronics, space propulsion …

An analytic and experimental investigation into gaseous flow with slight rarefaction through
long microchannels is undertaken. A two-dimensional (2-D) analysis of the Navier-Stokes …

A three-dimensional model is developed to investigate flow and conjugate heat transfer in
the microchannel-based heat sink for electronic packaging applications. The incompressible …