DESIGN OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE SINTERED-WICK HEAT PIPES.

Author(s) : PRUZAN D. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

AN ANALYTICAL MODEL FOR PREDICTING PEAK (DRYOUT) STEADY-STATE HEAT TRANSFER LIMITS IN HEAT PIPES UTILIZINGSINTERED-WICK STRUCTURES IS PRESENTED. BOILING IS ACCOUNTED FOR AND ONE-DIMENSIONAL LIQUID AND VAPOUR FLOWS ARE ASSUMED. EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS OF PEAK HEAT FLUX VALUES FOR 2 CYLINDRICAL SINTERED-COPPER WICKS ARE MADE AND COMPARED WITH ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS. THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DRYOUT HEAT FLUX VALUES AGREE TO WITHIN 10 %. FLAT PLATE AND CYLINDRICAL WICK HEAT PIPE PERFORMANCE IS EVALUATED AS A FUNCTION OF DESIGN PARAMETERS.

Details

  • Original title: DESIGN OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE SINTERED-WICK HEAT PIPES.
  • Record ID : 1992-1093
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 34 - n. 6
  • Publication date: 1991/06

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