Design and fabrication of a metallic micro-heat pipe based on high-aspect-ratio microchannels

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 772-778

  Oh, K H ^a   Lee, M K ^a   Jeong, S H ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CAPILLARITY; FABRICATION; HEAT PIPES; LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

COOLING CAPACITY; FOCUSED LASER BEAM; MICRO-HEAT PIPE; WICK STRUCTURE;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 34250164214     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630701328585     Document Type: Article

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