Capillary evaporation in microchanneled polymer films

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 354-359

  Wang, Y X ^a   Peterson, G P ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; EVAPORATION; GEOMETRY; HEAT PIPES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASTIC FILMS;

MICROFILMS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

CAPILLARY; EVAPORATION; FILM; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; POLYMER;

EID: 0041765789     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6793     Document Type: Article

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