An aerosol delivery device , comprising: a control body ; a cartridge serially engaged with the control body and including an aerosol precursor source housing an aerosol precursor, and defining a mouth opening configured to direct an aerosol therethrough to a user; a heater device operably engaged with the cartridge , between the aerosol precursor source and the mouth opening , the heater device comprising an electrically-conductive carbon element disposed adjacent to a heat-conductive substrate , the heat-conductive substrate being configured as a hollow cylinder defining an inner channel , and the carbon element being engaged with an outer surface of the hollow cylinder, the heater device being configured to receive the aerosol precursor from the aerosol precursor source onto the heat-conductive substrate , such that the aerosol precursor on the heat-conductive substrate forms the aerosol in response to heat from the electrically-conductive carbon element conducted through the heat-conductive substrate ; and a delivery device operably engaged between the aerosol precursor source and the heat-conductive substrate , the delivery device being a capillary in fluid communication with the aerosol precursor source and extending into the inner channel of the hollow cylinder, the delivery device being configured to deliver the aerosol precursor from the aerosol precursor source and onto the heat-conductive substrate within the inner channel , wherein the hollow cylinder is configured to define at least one pore extending from the inner channel through to the outer surface , the at least one pore being configured and arranged such that aerosol formed by the aerosol precursor dispensed onto the inner surface of the hollow cylinder, in response to heat from the electrically-conductive carbon element conducted through the heat-conductive substrate , is dispensed through the at least one pore toward the mouth opening . a control body ; a cartridge serially engaged with the control body and including an aerosol precursor source housing an aerosol precursor, and defining a mouth opening configured to direct an aerosol therethrough to a user; a heater device operably engaged with the cartridge , between the aerosol precursor source and the mouth opening , the heater device comprising an electrically-conductive carbon element disposed adjacent to a heat-conductive substrate , the heat-conductive substrate being configured as a hollow cylinder defining an inner channel , and the carbon element being engaged with an outer surface of the hollow cylinder, the heater device being configured to receive the aerosol precursor from the aerosol precursor source onto the heat-conductive substrate , such that the aerosol precursor on the heat-conductive substrate forms the aerosol in response to heat from the electrically-conductive carbon element conducted through the heat-conductive substrate ; and a delivery device operably engaged between the aerosol precursor source and the heat-conductive substrate , the delivery device being a capillary in fluid communication with the aerosol precursor source and extending into the inner channel of the hollow cylinder, the delivery device being configured to deliver the aerosol precursor from the aerosol precursor source and onto the heat-conductive substrate within the inner channel , wherein the hollow cylinder is configured to define at least one pore extending from the inner channel through to the outer surface , the at least one pore being configured and arranged such that aerosol formed by the aerosol precursor dispensed onto the inner surface of the hollow cylinder, in response to heat from the electrically-conductive carbon element conducted through the heat-conductive substrate , is dispensed through the at least one pore toward the mouth opening . <EOS>