Heat Pipes
Fifth Edition
D.A. Reay
David Reay & Associates, Whitley Bay, UK
P.A. Kew
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
Dedication vii
Preface to Fifth Edition ix
Preface to First Edition xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Historical Development 9
Chapter 2 Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Theory 29
Chapter 3 Heat Pipe Components and Materials 107
Chapter 4 Design Guide 147
Chapter 5 Heat Pipe Manufacture and Testing 169
Chapter 6 Special Types of Heat Pipe 215
Chapter 7 Applications of the Heat Pipe 275
Chapter 8 Cooling of Electronic Components 319
Appendices:
Appendix 1 Working Fluid Properties 343
Appendix 2 Thermal Conductivity of Heat Pipe Container
and Wick Materials 353
Appendix 3 Bibliography 355
Appendix 4 A Selection of Heat-Pipe-Related Web Sites 359
Appendix 5 Conversion Factors 361
Nomenclature 363
Index 367 |