Title :
Effective thermal conductivity of sintered metal fibers [for heat pipes]
Author :
Mantle, W. Joseph ; Chang, Won Soon
Author_Institution :
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
For the effective thermal conductivity of dry sintered metal fibers, results obtained with existing models are compared with experimental data, and a new empirical expression that compensates for the effects of the aspect ratio of the fibers is presented. It is shown that the present equation predicts the data with about 10% deviation, whereas the Acton equation, which has been recommended in some references, has approximately 200% error
Keywords :
heat pipes; thermal conductivity of solids; thermal energy storage; Acton equation; effective thermal conductivity; heat pipes; sintered metal fibers; Air conditioning; Electronics cooling; Equations; Refrigeration; Research and development; Solids; Space heating; Thermal conductivity; Thermal management; Water heating;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74727
