Liquid flow analysis in concentric annular heat pipes wicks

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 471-480

  Nouri Borujerdi, A ^a   Layeghi, M ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT PIPES; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW;

DARCY-BRINKMAN MODEL; HEAT PIPES WICKS; LIQUID FLOW ANALYSIS; LIQUID PRESSURE DROP;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 33748309296     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v8.i5.50     Document Type: Article

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