This study evaluates heat transfer characteristics of a sub-channels-inserted (SCI) porous heat removal device for divertor cooling. It is clarified that increasing the total volume of the sub-channels strongly contributes to the enhancement of phase-change of coolant as well as the vapor discharge. A high heat flux of approximately 25 MW/m2 is removed at a wall superheat less than 70 K by increasing the number of the sub-channels installed under low flow rate conditions. The results also suggest that the SCI porous heat removal device could be applicable for the divertor cooling by optimizing the sub-channel design. Furthermore, especially for an enlarged heating area, optimizing the location of the sub-channel inlet, that is the interval of each sub-channel inlet, could be essential in order to smoothly discharge the generated vapor outside the porous medium.