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THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF METAL CLOTH HEAT PIPE WICKS.

Author(s) : PHILLIPS J. R., CHOW L. C., GROSSHANDLER W. L.

Type of article: Article

Summary

HEAT CONDUCTION THROUGH A METAL CLOTH WICK SATURATED WITH A FLUID HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED. AN APPARATUS USED TO MEASURE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, IN WHICH THE CONDITION OF WICK PACKING GEOMETRY IS CAREFULLY CONTROLLED, AND THE BASIC EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE ARE DESCRIBED. THE MEAN-GAP-CONDUCTANCE MODEL EVALUATES THE EFFECTS OF THE MESH GEOMETRY, AND WITH THE ADDITION OF A CORRECTION TERM, THE EFFECTIVE CONDUCTIVITY CAN BE ACCURATELY PREDICTED. FROM A PARAMETRIC STUDY, THEORETICAL LIMITS ON THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED AS A FUNCTION OF GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS.

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  • Original title: THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF METAL CLOTH HEAT PIPE WICKS.
  • Record ID : 1988-0550
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. Heat Transf. - vol. 109 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1987/08
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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