DESIGN AND OPERATION OF A HEAT PIPE.

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Abstract:

An experimental stainless steel heat pipe using water as the working fluid and 400 mesh stainless steel screen for a wick was designed and tested to determine the effect of gravity and nucleate boiling on heat pipe performance. The results of heat pipe operation at various angles of inclination in a gravity field are presented and compared with the existing theoretical predictions. The maximum heat flux obtained experimentally at angles of inclination less than 90 degrees was less than the predicted value by a factor of two or three. The maximum heat flux obtained for an angle of inclination greater than 90 degrees was much higher than that predicted. In addition, nucleate boiling noise was detected during operation at angles of inclination greater than 90 degrees. Author

Author(s):
Burges, Rufus Thurman, Jr
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis,
Pagination:
0044

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Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*HEAT TRANSFER, PIPES, STAINLESS STEEL, WATER, EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, HEAT FLUX, INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW, FAILURE, OPERATION, NUCLEATE BOILING, VISUAL INSPECTION, THESES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Pumps, Filters, Pipes, Tubing, Fittings and Valves, Thermodynamics
Keyword(s):
ANGLE OF INCIDENCE, *HEAT PIPES, HEAT PIPES(WICKS), LENGTH DIAMETER RATIO, STEEL 1050
Report Date:
1968 Jun 01