Analytical effective length study of a flat plate heat pipe using point source approach

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 14-15, 2005, Pages 2272-2284

  Tan, B K ^a   Wong, T N ^a   Ooi, K T ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Effective length; Flat plate heat pipe; Point source; Thermal management

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN;

EFFECTIVE LENGTH; FLAT PLAT HEAT PIPES; POINT SOURCES; THERMAL MANAGEMENT;

HEAT PIPES;

EID: 19944391004     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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