Table 1 Summary of pressure and temperature conditions for the four cases studied, including measured inlet and outlet temperature and corresponding fluid phase state. The bulk Reynolds, Brinkman, and Mach dimensionless numbers provide further insight into the expected thermo-fluid behavior.
From: Supercritical miniaturization of turbulence in microsystems
Case | \(P_b/P_c\) | \(T_{cw}/T_c\) | \(T_{hw}/T_c\) | \(T_i/T_c\) | \(T_o/T_c\) | Phase state | \(Re_b\) | \(Br_b\) | \(M\!a_b\) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 0.10 | 0.98 | 1.10 | 0.98 | 0.98 | Superheated steam | 170 | \(8.99\times 10^{-4}\) | \(3.79\times 10^{-3}\) |
B | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.10 | 0.98 | 1.01 | High-pressure transcritical | 2425 | \(6.50\times 10^{-4}\) | \(4.00\times 10^{-3}\) |
C | 1.20 | 0.98 | 1.10 | 0.98 | 1.00 | High-pressure transcritical | 2176 | \(7.93\times 10^{-4}\) | \(2.74\times 10^{-3}\) |
D | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.99 | Supercritical liquid-like | 2165 | \(8.04\times 10^{-4}\) | \(2.78\times 10^{-3}\) |
