Three-dimensional numerical analysis of heat and mass transfer in heat pipes

Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 775-785

  Kaya, Tarik ^a   Goldak, John ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW FIELDS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; PROBLEM SOLVING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VAPOR PRESSURE;

STEADY STATE PERFORMANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT NUMERICAL MODELS; VAPOR PRESSURE DISTRIBUTIONS;

HEAT PIPES;

EID: 34247648217     PISSN: 09477411     EISSN: 14321181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00231-006-0166-y     Document Type: Article

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