The effect of bubble nucleation on the performance of a wickless heat pipe in microgravity
Abstract Bubble nucleation was investigated in a 20-mm-long, wickless heat pipe on the International Space Station. Over 20 h of running experiments using pentane as the working fluid, more than 100 nucleation events were observed. Bubble nucleation at the heater end temporarily boosted peak pressur...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-04-01
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| Series: | npj Microgravity |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-022-00197-5 |