A model of the capillary limit of a micro heat pipe and prediction of the dry-out length

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 495-505

  Suman, Balram ^a   De, Sirshendu ^a   DasGupta, Sunando ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Capillary forces; Critical heat input; Dry out length; Micro heat pipes; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; FUNCTIONS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PIPE;

CAPILLARY LIMIT; HEAT INPUT; MICRO HEAT PIPES; NON LINEAR GOVERNING EQUATIONS;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

HEAT PIPE; PIPE FLOW;

EID: 16844377677     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2004.09.006     Document Type: Article

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