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HEAT TRANSFER EFFECTIVENESS OF HEAT PIPES.

Author(s) : PERETZ R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

HEAT TRANSFER EFFECTIVENESS HTE, OF ONE HEAT PIPE, HP, IS DEFINED AS THE FUNCTION OF TWO DIMENSIONLESS GROUPS OF NUMBER OF TRANSFER UNITS FROM THE EVAPORATOR AND THE CONDENSER. IN THE CASE OF THE HP HEAT EXCHANGE IT IS DEMONTRATED THAT THE HTE IS A FUNCTION MADE UP OF ONLY THREE ELEMENTS, VIZ ; THE HTE OF THE SINGLE COMPONENT HP: THE NUMBER OF ROWS PARALLEL TO THE FLOW OF THE TWO FLUIDS ; AND THE RATIO OF THE HEAT CAPACITIES OF THE TWO FLUIDS. THE OPTIMUM IS DEFINED IN A SUBJECTIVE WAY USING A PERCENTAGE METHOD. THE MODELLING EQUATIONS ARE DEDUCED IN ALL CASES ANALYSED.

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  • Original title: HEAT TRANSFER EFFECTIVENESS OF HEAT PIPES.
  • Record ID : 1983-0463
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. Heat Recov. Syst. - vol. 2 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1982
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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