Passive thermal management using metal foam saturated with phase change material in a heat sink

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1546-1549

  Qu, Z G ^a   Li, W Q ^a   Wang, J L ^a   Tao, W Q ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat sink; Metal foams; Phase change material; Thermal management

Indexed keywords

COPPER METAL; HYBRID HEAT SINK; MELTING PROCESS; METAL FOAMS; PORE DENSITIES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL CONDUCTION; THERMAL DISSIPATION; THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDINGS; COPPER; HEAT SINKS; METALS; PARAFFINS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SINTERING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

FOAMS;

EID: 84869185033     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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