High-Temperature Liquid Metal Transport Physics of Capillary Pumping Heat Transport System (CPHTS) Research (Preprint)

Abstract

The objective of research is to experimentally and theoretically study multi-scale heat and mass transport phenomena in evaporating liquid sodium thin film using a specially designed rig at the Facilities for Innovative Research in Structures Technology (FIRST) Laboratory in Building 65 at WPAFB.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA515865

Entities

People

  • David M. Pratt
  • K.d. Kihm

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Films
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Heat Pipes
  • High Temperature
  • Liquid Metals
  • Liquids
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Microvessels
  • Thin Films
  • Transport Ships
  • United States
  • X Rays

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  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.