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2 Design and Operating Parameters |
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2.1 Experimental Flow Loop |
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2.3 Microgap Test Surface |
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2.4 Design and Operating Parameters |
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8 | (5) |
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3 Characteristics of Two-Phase Flow Boiling in Microgap Channel |
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3.1 Vapor Confinement Criterion in Microgap Channel |
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13 | (1) |
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3.3 Two-Phase Local Heat Transfer Coefficient |
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3.4 Two-Phase Pressure Drop Characteristics |
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18 | (3) |
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19 | (2) |
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4 Comparison of Flow Boiling Characteristics Between Microgap and Microchannel |
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4.1 Flow Visualization of Boiling Processes in Microgap and Microchannel |
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4.2 Comparison of Boiling Curve Between Microgap and Microchannel |
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22 | (2) |
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4.3 Comparison of Two-Phase Local Heat Transfer Coefficient |
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24 | (1) |
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4.4 Two-Phase Pressure Drop Characteristics Comparison Between Microgap and Microchannel |
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25 | (1) |
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4.5 Wall Temperature Uniformity Comparison Between Microgap and Microchannel Heat Sink |
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26 | (3) |
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28 | (1) |
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5 Optimization of Microgap Channel Dimension and Operating Conditions |
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29 | (12) |
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5.1 Vapor Confinement in Microgap Channel |
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29 | (2) |
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5.2 Flow Visualization of Boiling Processes in Microgap Channels |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (3) |
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5.5 Local Heat Transfer Coefficient Curves |
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36 | (2) |
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5.6 Uniformity of Wall Temperature |
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38 | (3) |
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40 | (1) |
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6 Surface Roughness Effects on Microgap Channel |
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41 | (10) |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (2) |
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6.3 Local Flow Boiling Heat Transfer Coefficient Curves |
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45 | (1) |
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6.5 Uniformity of Wall Temperature |
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47 | (4) |
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49 | (2) |
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7 Two-Phase Microgap Channel in Mitigating Flow Instabilities and Flow Reversal |
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7.1 Comparison of Instabilities Between Microgap and Microchannel |
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7.2 Influencing Factors of Instabilities in Microgap Heat Sink |
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7.2.1 Microgap Size Effects |
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59 | (1) |
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7.2.4 Surface Roughness Effects |
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63 | (2) |
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8 Two-Phase Microgap Channel Cooling Technology for Hotspots Mitigation |
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8.1 Comparison of Hotspot Mitigation Ability of Microgap Channel with Microchannel Heat Sink |
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8.2 Influencing Factors on Hotspots Mitigation in Microgap Heat Sink |
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9 Conclusions and Recommendations |
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9.2 Significances of This Study |
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9.3 Recommendations for Future Work |
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Appendix A Uncertainty Analysis for Experimental Data |
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Appendix B Nomenclature |
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Appendix C Data Reduction |
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