Examination and visualisation of heat transfer processes during evaporation in capillary porous structures

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 815-824

  Brautsch, Andreas ^a   Kew, Peter A ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Heat pipe; Heat transfer; Mesh wick; Porous surface

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT PIPES; MULTILAYERS; POROSITY;

CAPILLARY POROUS STRUCTURES; MESH WICKS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0036643181     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(02)00027-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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