Volume 25, Issue 4 No AccessDevelopment of an Experimental Small Loop Heat Pipe with Polytetrafluoroethylene WicksHosei Nagano, Fuyuko Fukuyoshi, Hiroyuki Ogawa and Hiroki NagaiHosei Nagano Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, JapanSearch for more papers by this author, Fuyuko Fukuyoshi Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 229-8510, JapanSearch for more papers by this author, Hiroyuki Ogawa Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara 229-8510, JapanSearch for more papers by this author and Hiroki Nagai Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:6 Sep 2013https://doi.org/10.2514/1.T3614SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byNumerical investigation on necessary condition for temperature oscillation in loop heat pipe1 Feb 2024 | International Journal of 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