P. C. Stephan
Joint Research Centre of the CEC, 21020 Ispra (VA), Italy
C. A. Busse
Commission of the European Communities Joint Research Centre - Ispra Establishment 21020 Ispra (Va) - Italy
Sinopsis
Open grooves are one of the most common capillary structures used for the liquid transport in heat pipes. Considerable efforts have been made to predict the performance of such heat pipes by theoretical analysis. A modelling gap still exists in the prediction of the radial heat transfer coefficient in the evaporator zone.