Review of channel flow boiling enhancement by surface modification, and instability suppression schemes

G Liang, I Mudawar - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020 - Elsevier
This article provides a comprehensive review of published literature concerning
enhancement of channel flow boiling heat transfer by surface modification. Addressed are …

Turning bubbles on and off during boiling using charged surfactants

HJ Cho, JP Mizerak, EN Wang - Nature communications, 2015 - nature.com
Boiling—a process that has powered industries since the steam age—is governed by
bubble formation. State-of-the-art boiling surfaces often increase bubble nucleation via …

Flow boiling phenomena in a single annular flow regime in microchannels (I): Characterization of flow boiling heat transfer

F Yang, X Dai, Y Peles, P Cheng, J Khan… - International journal of heat …, 2014 - Elsevier
Flow boiling with deionized water in silicon (Si) microchannels was drastically enhanced in
a single annular flow boiling regime enabled by superhydrophilic Si nanowire inner walls …

Supercapillary architecture‐activated two‐phase boundary layer structures for highly stable and efficient flow boiling heat transfer

W Li, Z Wang, F Yang, T Alam, M Jiang, X Qu… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Development of smaller, faster, and more powerful electronic devices requires
effective cooling strategies to efficiently remove ever‐greater heat. Phase‐change heat …

Enhanced flow boiling heat transfer and suppressed boiling instability in counter-flow stepped microchannels

Y Li, H Wu, Y Yao - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 - Elsevier
Flow boiling in microchannels is one of the most effective ways to solve the heat dissipation
problems caused by the aggressive miniaturization of electronic components. In this study …

Effects of micro-slots in fully interconnected microchannels on flow boiling heat transfer

J Ma, W Li, D Tang, C Li - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This study introduced the experimental work to assess the effect of micro-slots on the flow
boiling characteristics of HFE-7100 in a microchannel heat sink. In this work, fully …

Enhanced flow boiling in microchannels integrated with supercapillary pinfin fences

W Li, C Li, Z Wang, Y Chen - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2022 - Elsevier
In conventional microchannels, the flow boiling performances are strongly affected by the
highly transitional two-phase flow regimes. In this study, a novel capillary structure made …

Enhanced flow boiling in microchannels using auxiliary channels and multiple micronozzles (I): Characterizations of flow boiling heat transfer

W Li, F Yang, T Alam, X Qu, B Peng, J Khan… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Flow boiling in parallel microchannels can be dramatically enhanced through inducing self-
excited and self-sustained high frequency two-phase oscillations as demonstrated in our …

The role of Tesla valves in microchannel flow boiling

Q Han, Z Liu, S Yang, J Han, Z Wang, W Li - International Journal of Heat …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tesla valves is one century-old design with excellent single-phase flow diodicity. Tesla
valves have been extensively investigated to control the single-phase and two-phase flows …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced flow boiling in microchannels through integrating multiple micro-nozzles and reentry microcavities

W Li, X Qu, T Alam, F Yang, W Chang, J Khan… - Applied Physics …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
In a microchannel system, a higher mass velocity can lead to enhanced flow boiling
performances, but at a cost of two-phase pressure drop. It is highly desirable to achieve a …