Pool boiling performance comparison of smooth and sintered copper surfaces with and without carbon nanotubes

Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 133-150

  McHale, John P ^a   Garimella, Suresh V ^a   Fisher, Timothy S ^a   Powell, Glen A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biporous wick; carbon nanotube; enhanced boiling; porous surface; sintered surface; surface morphology; thermosyphon

Indexed keywords

BIPOROUS WICK; ENHANCED BOILING; POROUS SURFACE; SINTERED SURFACE; THERMOSYPHONS;

CAPILLARY FLOW; CARBON NANOTUBES; COPPER POWDER; DEIONIZED WATER; FLUIDS; HEAT FLUX; LAKES; METAL COATINGS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SINTERING; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; SURFACES;

COPPER;

EID: 80051510551     PISSN: 15567265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567265.2011.575918     Document Type: Article

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