HEAT PIPE SERPENTINE COIL FOR LOW-COST HEAT RECOVERY.

Author(s) : PAIKERT P.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE OPERATION OF A HEAT PIPE AND EXPLAINS THE REDUCTION IN COST OF MAKING EACH ROW OF HEAT PIPES IN A FINNED PIPE HEAT EXCHANGER A CONTINUOUS CIRCUIT, THE INDIVIDUAL PIPES BEING CONNECTED BY RETURN BENDS. EACH ROW CAN THEN BE CHARGED AND SEALED AS ONE UNIT. THE CHARGE WILL DISTRIBUTE AUTOMATICALLY WHEN OPERATION BEGINS AND WEIRS IN EACH CONNECTING BEND PREVENT GRAVITY DRAINING ON SHUT DOWN. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: HEAT PIPE SERPENTINE COIL FOR LOW-COST HEAT RECOVERY.
  • Record ID : 1988-1384
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Heat Transf. Eng. - vol. 8 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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