Development of an experimental loop heat pipe for application in future space missions

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 101-112

  Riehl, Roger R ^a   Dutra, Thiago ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Capillary evaporator; Loop heat pipe; Thermal control; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CAPILLARITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT SINKS; LASER APPLICATIONS; SPACECRAFT; TWO PHASE FLOW; VAPORS;

CAPILLARY EVAPORATORS; LOOP HEAT PIPES; THERMAL CONTROL; THERMAL MANAGEMENT;

HEAT PIPES;

EID: 4544352821     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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