Natural circulation loops

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 1243-1259

  Greif, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat pipes and thermosyphons; Natural convection; Reviews

Indexed keywords

NATURAL CIRCULATION LOOPS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0024108444     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3250624     Document Type: Article

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