Microgravity performance of micro pulsating heat pipes

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 181-185

  Gu, Junjie ^a   Kawaji, Masahiro ^b   Futamata, Ryosuke ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT PIPES; HEAT TRANSFER; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); AIRCRAFT; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

HYPERGRAVITY; INTERNAL CHANNELS; MICRO PULSATING FLOW; PARABOLIC FLIGHTS; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; MICROGRAVITY;

MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING;

EID: 24644517018     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02945972     Document Type: Conference Paper

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