A numerical analysis of vapor flow in concentric annular heat pipes

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 442-448

  Nouri Borujerdi, A ^a   Layeghi, M ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); EVAPORATORS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT FLUX; HEAT PIPES; HEAT TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VAPOR PRESSURE; VAPORS;

GAS CONSTANT; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; SIMPLE ALGORITHM; VAPOR FLOW;

PIPE FLOW;

EID: 11144335224     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1760549     Document Type: Article

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