Thermo-hydrodynamics analysis of vapor-liquid two-phase flow in the flat-plate pulsating heat pipe

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 504-508

  Xu, Dehao ^a,b   Chen, Taofei ^b   Xuan, Yimin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Flat plate pulsating heat pipe; Vapor liquid two phase flow; VOF

Indexed keywords

BUBBLY FLOW; EQUIVALENT THERMAL; EVAPORATOR SECTION; FLAT PLATE; FLUID TEMPERATURES; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HIGH HEAT LOAD; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MICRO GROOVES; PULSATING HEAT PIPE; SLUG FLOW; TEMPERATURE OSCILLATIONS; THERMOHYDRODYNAMICS; VAPOR VOLUME FRACTION; VAPOR-LIQUID; VOF; WORKING FLUID;

EVAPORATORS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HEAT PIPES; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; THERMAL LOAD; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO PHASE FLOW;

VAPORS;

EID: 84860361093     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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