Cooling performance of a 16-nozzle array in variable gravity

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 571-581

  Elston, Levi J ^a   Yerkes, Kirk L ^a   Thomas, Scott K ^b   McQuillen, John ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Wright State University   (United States)

^c NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; COOLING; HEAT FLUX; MASS TRANSFER; MICROGRAVITY; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; NASA; THICK FILMS;

COOLING PERFORMANCE; ELECTRONIC COMPONENT; GRAVITY CONDITIONS; HEATER SURFACE TEMPERATURE; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; REDUCED GRAVITY AIRCRAFT; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; THICK FILM RESISTORS;

HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE;

EID: 68349119202     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.41653     Document Type: Article

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