Analysis of supercritical startup behavior for cryogenic heat pipes

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 140-145

  Yan, Y H ^a   Ochterbeck, J M ^a,b  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS; STARTING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CRYOGENIC HEAT PIPES; SUPERCRITICAL STARTUP;

HEAT PIPES;

EID: 0032735540     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6412     Document Type: Article

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