Experimental and theoretical research on capillary limit of micro heat pipe with compound structure of sintered wick on trapezium-grooved substrate

Analytical and experimental investigatio

Analytical and experimental investigation on the operational characteristics and the thermal optimization of a miniature heat pipe with a grooved wick structure

✍ Sung Jin Kim; Joung Ki Seo; Kyu Hyung Do 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 285 KB

A mathematical model for heat and mass transfer in a miniature heat pipe with a grooved wick structure is developed and solved analytically to yield the maximum heat transport rate and the overall thermal resistance under steady-state conditions. The effects of the liquid-vapor interfacial shear str