Effects of gravity on the performance of pulsating heat pipes

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 370-378

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

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d Dept of Mechnical Engineering ^*  (Canada)

^e JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRIGERANTS; SURFACE TENSION; TRAJECTORIES;

ELECTRONICS COOLING; GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATION; LIQUID SLUGS; MICROGRAVITY;

HEAT PIPES;

GRAVITY; HEAT PIPE; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 3442902310     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.3067     Document Type: Article

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