Abstract---In this work a pseudo-three-dimensional analytical model is developed for the steady incompressible vapor and liquid flow in an asymmetrical disk-shaped heat pipe. The hydrodynamic coupling of the vapor and liquid flow, the gravitational effects and the effects of non-Darcian transport through the porous wick are incorporated in the model, and the variations in upper and lower liquid...

The characteristics of local heat transfer and pressure drop were investigated experimentally for the vertical up-flow boiling of refrigerant R1234yf in two types of aluminum multi-port extruded tubes having 16 channels with a crosssection of 0.91 × 0.21 mm (tube A) and 40 channels with a cross-section of 0.34 × 0.21 mm (tube B). At an evaporating temperature of 15 °C, the local heat transfer c...

Water vapor is measured by use of a near-infrared diode laser and wavelength-modulation absorption spectroscopy. Humidity levels as low as 5 nmol/mol [1 nmol/mol = 1 ppb (1 ppb equals 1 part in 10(9))] of water vapor in air are measured with a sensitivity of better than 0.2 nmol/mol (3varsigma). The sensitivity, linearity, and stability of the technique are determined in experiments conducted a...

Lead chalcogenide nanostructures are good potential candidates for applications in multiexciton solar cells, infrared photodetectors, and electroluminescence devices. Here we report the synthesis and electrical measurements of hyperbranched PbSe nanowire networks. Hyperbranched PbSe nanowire networks are synthesized via a vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism. The branching is induced by continuou...

The vapor–liquid coexistence densities, vapor pressure, and heat of vaporization of hydrogen fluoride ~HF! is calculated via Monte Carlo simulation from three intermolecular potential models that are found in the literature. The first is a pure pair potential based solely on ab initio data, the second is a semi-empirical pair potential which uses an ab initio derived surface fitted with dimer s...