...Qingjun Cai; Ya-Chi Chen Dryout in a heat pipe evaporator is caused by insufficient condensate supply through the wick structure. Dryout is generally considered a failure of the heat pipe operation. However, traditional dryout theory may not fully explain the heat and mass transport limitations...

... from 2 kW / m 2 to 156 kW / m 2 . The test section was heated directly using a dc power supply. The direct heating of the channel ensured uniform heating, which was continued until dryout was reached. The experimental results show that the heat transfer coefficient increases with imposed wall heat flux...