Multi-artery heat-pipe spreader: Lateral liquid supply

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 2334-2340

  Hwang, G S ^a   Fleming, E ^b   Carne, B ^c   Sharratt, S ^d   Nam, Y ^d   Dussinger, P ^b   Ju, Y S ^d   Kaviany, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary; Converging wick; Evaporator; Heat pipe; Heat spreader; Meniscus recess; Multi artery; Vapor chamber; Wick

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY; CONVERGING WICK; HEAT SPREADER; MENISCUS RECESS; MULTI-ARTERY; VAPOR CHAMBER; WICK;

EVAPORATORS; HEAT PIPES; HEATING EQUIPMENT; LIQUIDS; MONOLAYERS; OPTIMIZATION; SINTERING; SPREADERS; VAPORS;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

EID: 79953031016     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.02.029     Document Type: Article

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