Moving gas front effects on heat pipe transient behavior

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 76-82

  Chung, Jay H ^a,c,d   Edwards, Donald K ^b,d  

^a Tayco Engineering Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Advanced Development

^d AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOUR; FRONT; GAS; HEAT; PIPES; TRANSIENTS;

AMMONIA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAPORS;

HEAT PIPE TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR; MOVING GAS FRONT EFFECTS;

HEAT PIPES;

EID: 0029656331     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.755     Document Type: Article

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