An investigation of thermal stress in a heat pipe receiver using finite element analysis

Journal of Engineering Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-26

  Bal, Ganesh ^a   McCormick, Garrett ^b,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GS Electric ^*  (United States)

^c GS Electric   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POROSITY; POWDER METALS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL STRESS;

DISH STIRLING SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM; HEAT PIPE RECEIVER; WICK MATERIAL;

HEAT PIPES;

EID: 0031084126     PISSN: 07479664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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