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Database collected from the literature for flow boiling heat transfer  in small channels | Unnamed: 1 | Unnamed: 2 | Unnamed: 3 | Unnamed: 4 | Unnamed: 5 | Unnamed: 6 | Unnamed: 7
Please cite the following paper when using this database: [NAME], S.S., Groll, E.A., and Garimella, S.V., 2008, "Review and comparative analysis of studies on saturated flow boiling in small channels," Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, (available online).
Reference | Fluid, channel material, and geometry | Parameter range | Data |  | symbol | unit | Description
Yan and [NAME] (1998) | R-134a in copper | G = 50 – 200 kg/m²s; | 5 plots |  | # | - | arbitrary numbering to reference data
 | circular | q = 0.5 – 2.0 W/cm²; | 133 points |  | fig | - | figure number if data was extracted from a paper
 | D = 2.0 mm | Tsat = 5 – 31ºC; |  |  | fluid | - | fluid used for the experiment
 | 28 parallel tubes | x = 0.05 – 0.85 |  |  | D_h | [m] | hydraulic diameter
[NAME]. (2000) | R11, R123 in copper | G = 50 – 1’800 kg/m²s; | 6 plots |  | aspect | - | aspect ratio: channel height/width
 | circular | q = 0.5 – 20 W/cm²; | 281 points |  | L_inl | [m] | distance of testpoint from inlet of the microchannel
 | D = 1.95 mm | P = 200 – 500 kPa; |  |  | P_sat | [bar] | saturation pressure (at exit)
 |  | x = 0.0 – 0.9 |  |  | T_fl_in *) | [C] | fluid temperature at microchannel inlet
[NAME] (2001) | Water and R-141b | Re = 300 – 2’000 ; | 1 plot |  | T_surf **) | [C] | surface (wall) temperature of the microchannels
 | circular | q = 1 – 115 W/cm² ; | 106 points |  | G | [NAME]] | mass flux
 | D = 1 mm | x = 0 – 1 ; |  |  | q_flux | [W/m²] | heat flux (with respect to heated wetted area)
 |  | Tsat = 39 – 56ºC |  |  | x | - | thermodynamic quality
Agostini et al. (2003) | R-134a in aluminum | G = 83 - 467 kg/m²s; | 2 plots |  | h | [W/m²-K] | heat transfer coefficient
 | rectangular | q = 0.44 - 1.5 W/cm²; | 207 points
 | D_h =  0.77, 2.01 mm | P = 405 - 517 kPa; |  |  | Remarks:
 | 11, 18 parallel channels | x = 0.0 – 1.0 |  |  | *) T_fl_in has been set to T_sat in case it was not specified in the paper
Saitoh et al. (2005) | R-134a | G = 150 – 450 kg/m²s; | 4 plots |  | **) T_surf has been calculated in most cases using: T_surf = T_sat + q_flux / h
 | circular | q = 0.5 – 3.9 W/cm²; | 164 points
 | D_h = 0.51, 1.12, 3.1 mm | Tsat = 5 – 15ºC;
 |  | x = 0.0 – 0.2
Yun et al. (2006) | R410A in aluminum | G = 200 – 400 kg/m²s; | 3 plots
 | rectangular | q = 1 – 2 W/cm²; | 100 points
 | D_h = 1.36 – 1.44 mm | Tsat = 0, 5, 10ºC;
 |  | x = 0.0 – 0.85
Qi et al. (2007) | Nitrogen in stainless | G = 440 – 3000 kg/m²s; | 8 plots
 | circular | q = 5 – 21 W/cm²; | 184 points
 | D = 0.53, 0.83, 1.04, and 1.93 mm | Tsat = 79K;
 |  | x = 0 – 0.9
Harirchian and Garimella (2008) | FC-77 in silicone | G = 250-1600; | orig. dataset
 | rectangular | x = 0-1 | 360 points
 | D = 0.16 - 0.57 | q" = 0-30
[NAME] and [NAME] (2006, 2007) | FC-77 in copper and silicone | G =  63.5-440 kg m-2 s-1; | orig. dataset
 | rectangular | q" =  2- 80 W cm-2; | 160 points
 | D_h = 0.84, 0.39 mm | Tsat =  97°C;
 | 10, 24 parallel channels | x = 0.01-0.99
[NAME] et [NAME]. (2008) | R134a, R245fa in copper | G = 20 – 350 kg/m²s; | orig. dataset
 | rectangular, aspect 2.5 | q = 5 – 21 W/cm²; | 332 points
 | D = 1.089, 0.544 mm | Tsat = 8.9, 18.7, 29 °C;
 |  | x = 0 - 0.95
[NAME] et al. (1993) | R113 in copper | G = 50 – 300 kg/m²s; | 6 plots
 | circular | q = 0.9 – 9.1 W/cm²; | 92 points
 | D = 2.92 mm | x=0-0.9
[NAME] (1996) | R12 in brass | G = 89 – 300 kg/m²s; | 1 plots
 | circular | q = 0.75 – 5.94 W/cm²; | 62 points
 | D = 2.46 mm | x= 0.2 - 0.8
 |  | P = 825 kPa
[NAME] and [NAME] (2001) | R113 in stainless steel | G = 50 – 200 kg/m²s; | 3 plots
 | rectangular | q = 0.0 – 1.5 W/cm²; | 533 points
 | D_h = 0.784-3.63 mm | x= 0.15 - 0.75
 |  | P = 100 kPa
References:
Yan, [NAME] and [NAME], 1998, “Evaporation heat transfer and pressure drop of refrigerant R-134a in a small pipe,” Int. [NAME], 41, pp. 4183-4194.
Bao, [NAME],  [NAME] and [NAME], 2000, “Flow boiling heat transfer of freon R11 and HCFC123 in narrow passages,” Int. [NAME], 43, pp. 3347-3358.
[NAME], S., [NAME] and [NAME], 2001, “Two-phase heat transfer to a refrigerant in a 1mm diameter tube,” Int. J. Refrigeration, 24, pp. 51-56.
Agostini, [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] and B. Thonon, 2003, “Boiling heat transfer in mini-channels: Influence of the hydraulic diameter,” in proceedings of International Congress of Refrigeration 2003, ICR0070.
Saitoh, S., [NAME], and [NAME], 2005, “Effect of tube diameter on boiling heat transfer of R-134a in horizontal small-diameter tubes,” Int. [NAME] and [NAME], 48, pp. 4473-4984.
Yun, R., [NAME] and [NAME], 2006, “Evaporative heat transfer and pressure drop of R410A in microchannels,” Int. J. Refrigeration, 29, pp. 92-100.
Qi, [NAME], [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME], 2007, “Flow boiling of liquid nitrogen in micro-tubes: Part II - Heat transfer characteristics and critical heat flux,” Int. [NAME], 50, pp. 5017-5030.
Harirchian, [NAME] and [NAME], 2008, “Microchannel size effects on local flow boiling heat transfer to a dielectric fluid,” Int. [NAME] (available online).
[NAME],[NAME] and [NAME], 2006, “Effects of dissolved air on subcooled flow boiling of a dielectric coolant in a microchannel heat sink,” [NAME], 128 (4), pp. 398-404.
[NAME], [NAME]  and [NAME], 2007, “Flow boiling heat transfer to a dielectric coolant in a microchannel heat sink,” IEEE Transactions of Components and Packaging Technologies, 30 (1), pp. 24 - 31.
[NAME], [NAME], [NAME] and [NAME], 2008, “Refrigerant flow boiling heat transfer in parallel microchannels as a function of local vapor quality,” Int. [NAME], (available online).
Wambsganss, [NAME], D. M. France, [NAME] and [NAME], 1993, “Boiling heat transfer in a horizontal small-diameter tube,” [NAME], 115, pp. 963-972.
Tran, [NAME] [NAME] and [NAME], 1996, “Small circular and rectangular-channel boiling with two refrigerants,” Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 22, pp. 485-498.
[NAME], [NAME] [NAME], 2001, “Heat transfer correlation for boiling flows in small rectangular horizontal channels with low aspect ratios,” Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 27, pp. 2043-2062.