Research Article

Experimental Study of Onset of Nucleate Boiling in Vertical Rectangular Channels with Different Flow Path Heights

Table 4

Three identification methods of two channels.

Channel aChannel b
(mm)3.505.35
Criteria by KandlikarConventional channelConventional channel
0.574.68
Criteria by Cheng and WuMinichannelConventional channel
1.320.46
Criteria by Kew and CornwellMicrochannelConventional channels