Confocal microscopy for capillary film measurements in a flat plate heat pipe

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Lefèvre, Frédéric ^a,b   Rullière, Romuald ^a,b   Lips, Stéphane ^a,b   Bonjour, Jocelyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Capillarity; Condensation; Evaporation; Flat plate heat pipes; Thin film

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FILMS; CONDENSATE FILMS; CONFOCAL METHOD; CURVATURE RADII; FLAT PLATE; FLAT PLATE HEAT PIPES; HIGH HEAT FLUX; LARGE PARTS;

CAPILLARITY; CONDENSATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DROPS; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATORS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT PIPES; LIQUID FILMS; THIN FILMS; VISUALIZATION;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 77955296746     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000057     Document Type: Article

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