Cross-plane and in plane porous properties measurements of thin metal felts: Applications in heat pipes

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-235

  Williams, Richard R ^a   Harris, Daniel K ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; HEAT PIPES; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; SINTERING; STAINLESS STEEL;

METALLIC FELTS;

FELT;

FELTMETAL; HEAT PIPE; POROSITY;

ANISOTROPY; FELTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; LIQUID PERMEABILITY; ORIENTATION; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; SINTERING; STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0037373284     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(02)00223-6     Document Type: Article

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