Recent developments in heat pipe technology and applications: a review
Author(s) -
Saffa Riffat,
Xiaoli Ma
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of low-carbon technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.458
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1748-1325
pISSN - 1748-1317
DOI - 10.1093/ijlct/2.2.162
Subject(s) - heat pipe , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering , heat transfer , mechanics , physics
This paper presents a three-part overview of progress in heat pipe technology and applications over the last 5 years. Part I contains a review of developments and research into new types and specific heat pipes. This includes a description of the operational principles and performance characteristics of the various types of heat pipe. Part II contains a review of the applications of specific heat types and part III introduces novel mathematical methods used in heat pipe research, including CFD, optimisation design and modelling.
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