Analytical model for capillary evaporation limitation in thin porous layers

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-149

  Wang, Y X ^a   Peterson, G P ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POWDERS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

CAPILLARY EVAPORATION LIMITATION; POROUS STRUCTURE; SCREEN MESH; THIN POROUS LAYERS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ANALYTICAL MODEL;

POROUS MATERIALS;

CAPILLARY; EVAPORATION; MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0038327590     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6769     Document Type: Article

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