Visualization and thermal resistance measurement for the sintered mesh-wick evaporator in operating flat-plate heat pipes

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1498-1506

  Liou, Jhan Hong ^a   Chang, Chia Wei ^a   Chao, Chi ^a   Wong, Shwin Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Evaporation heat transfer; Evaporation resistance; Heat pipe; Mesh wick; Two phase heat transfer

Indexed keywords

BASE PLATES; BOTTOM LAYERS; BOTTOM PLATE; DRY-OUT; EVAPORATION HEAT TRANSFER; FLAT PLATE; GLASS PLATE; HEATED AREA; HEATED SURFACES; MESH HOLE; MESH LAYERS; MESH SCREEN; SURFACE EVAPORATION; TEST CONDITION; THERMAL RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; THIN WATER FILMS; TWO-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER; UNIFORM HEATING; WATER CHARGES; WATER FILM;

COPPER; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATORS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT PIPES; NUCLEATE BOILING; SINTERING; VAPORS; VISUALIZATION;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

EID: 74549219014     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.11.046     Document Type: Article

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