Experimental study of flow patterns and improved configurations for pulsating heat pipes

Journal of Thermal Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-62

  Liu, Shi ^a   Li, Jingtao ^a   Dong, Xiangyuan ^a   Chen, Huanzhuo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING THERMOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Flow patterns; Improved configurations; Pulsating heat pipe

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT PIPES; HEAT TRANSFER; PULSATILE FLOW;

BUBBLE-LIQUID SLUG FLOW; OPTICAL VISUALIZATION; PULSATING HEAT PIPES (PHP); SEMI-ANNULAR FLOW;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 34548499592     PISSN: 10032169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11630-007-0056-8     Document Type: Article

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