2D Model of Transfer Processes for Water Boiling Flow in Microchannel

The modeling of transfer processes is a step in the generalization and interpretation of experimental data on heat transfer. The developed two-dimensional model is based on a homogeneous mixture model for boiling water flow in a microchannel with a new evaporation submodel. The outcome of the simulation is the distribution of velocity, void fraction and temperature profiles in the microchannel. The predicted temperature profile is consistent with the experimental literature data.

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The modeling of transfer processes was conducted to generalize and interpret experimental data on heat transfer. A two-dimensional model based on a homogeneous mixture model was developed for boiling water flow in a microchannel, with a new evaporation submodel. The simulation successfully predicted the distribution of velocity, void fraction, and temperature profiles in the microchannel, with the predicted temperature profile consistent with experimental literature data.