Comparative study of heat pipes with different working fluids under normal gravity and microgravity conditions

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 63, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 24-34

  Savino, Raffaele ^a   Abe, Yoshiyuki ^b   Fortezza, Raimondo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c MARS srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; FLUIDS; GRAVITATION; MICROGRAVITY; SATELLITES; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOCOUPLES;

CARTRIDGE HEATERS; ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY; PARABOLIC FLIGHT CAMPAIGN;

HEAT PIPES;

EID: 44449161898     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2007.12.037     Document Type: Article

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