Thermophysical properties of biporous heat pipe evaporators

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Semenic, Tadej ^a   Lin, Ying Yu ^a   Catton, Ivan ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Liquid permeability; Porosity; Thermal conductivity of biporous wicks; Thermophysical properties of biporous wicks; Vapor permeability

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; EVAPORATORS; POROSITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

LIQUID PERMEABILITY; VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

HEAT PIPES;

CAPILLARITY; EVAPORATORS; HEAT PIPES; POROSITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 41649102445     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2790020     Document Type: Article

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