Adiabatic Two Phase Flow and Flow Boiling in Microchannel

The course is designed to provide the participants a basic idea of multiphase flow and flow boiling heat transfer in microchannels. This is pertinent in the current trend of miniaturization as a means of process intensification and is frequently encountered in pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries, microchip cooling and flow through porous medium. The present course discusses the underlying fluid mechanical principles governing multiphase flow in micro vis-a vis macro domain, influence of operating parameters on flow morphology, different experimental techniques and pattern based analysis relevant in this scale as well as the uniqueness of flow boiling heat transfer in microchannels.INTENDED AUDIENCE: B Tech /M Tech /Ph.D.PREREQUISITES: Basic Knowledge of Fluid MechanicsPreliminary knowledge of multi-phase flow desirableINDUSTRY SUPPORT: BARC, DRDO, Automotive Companies, Thermax

Week 1: Introduction to multiphase flow – macro vs micro domain and importance of two phase flow in microchannels. Week 2: Experimental Investigations of flow morphology - flow visualization and signal Week 3: Influence of operating parameters on flow distribution Week 4: Flow pattern based modelling and flow boiling in microchannels processing