Theory of Heat Pipes

Abstract

A heat pipe is a self-contained structure which achieves very high thermal conductance by means of two-phase fluid flow with capillary circulation. A quantitative engineering theory for the design and performance analysis of heat pipes is given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 25, 1965
Accession Number
ADA956146

Entities

People

  • T. P. Cotter

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • Heat Transfer
  • Poiseuille Flow
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Steady State
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Vapor Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design