Modeling of stability of the condensing interface in a capillary pumped loop

DOI10.1016/J.IJHEATMASSTRANSFER.2011.11.025MaRDI QIDQ1948359zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Zheng-Kai Tu, Mu Pan, Wei Liu, Zhi-Chun Liu, Zhong-Min Wan

Publication date 3 May 2013

Published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.11.025

zbMATH Keywords

capillary loopcondensing interfaceLucas-Washburn equationstability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Capillarity (surface tension) for incompressible viscous fluids (76D45)

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