Characterization of Sintered Copper Wicks Used in Heat Pipes

Journal of Porous Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 303-308

  Leong, K C ^a   Liu, C Y ^a   Lu, G Q ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copper powder; Heat pipes; Mercury intrusion porosimetry; Permeability; Porosity; Wicks

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHARACTERIZATION; COPPER PIPE; HEAT PIPES; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERFORMANCE; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING;

MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; SINTERED COPPER WICKS;

COPPER POWDER;

EID: 0031244876     PISSN: 13802224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009685508557     Document Type: Article

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