Thermal performance of TAPS heat pipes with non condensable gas blockage

Cold Regions Engineering Cold Regions Impacts on Transportation and Infrastructure: Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1-12

  Sorensen, Steve ^a   Smith, Jason ^b   Zarling, John ^c  

^a Alyeska Pipeline Service Company   (United States)

^b VECO Alaska Inc   (United States)

^c Zarling Aero and Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEN; INFRARED RADIATION; PERFORMANCE; PIPING SYSTEMS; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COLD TOPPING; HYDROGEN BLOCKAGE; NON CONDENSABLE GAS BLOCKAGE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

HEAT PIPES;

EID: 0036922281     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40621(254)1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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