Steady solution selection and existence in geothermal heat pipes - I. the convective case

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 259-274

  McGuinness, M J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CAPILLARITY; HEAT CONVECTION; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE; VAPORS;

CAPILLARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PIPES; SINGLE LAYER MODEL;

HEAT PIPES;

HEAT; HEAT TRANSFER; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; PIPES;

EID: 0029657574     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00128-V     Document Type: Article

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