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Esfuelcell2011-54295: Simulation of Flow Inside Heat Pipe: Sensitivity Study, Conditions and Configuration
Esfuelcell2011-54295: Simulation of Flow Inside Heat Pipe: Sensitivity Study, Conditions and Configuration
ES2011
August 7-10, 2011, Washington, DC, USA
Proceedings of ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability & 9th Fuel Cell Science,
Engineering and Technology Conference
ESFuelCell2011
August 7-10, 2011, Washington, DC, USA
ES2011-54
ESFuelCell2011-54295
L2e µ
µ µ L2
P ( L, λ ) = P(0, λ ) + + 2 2ua La + 3 V c
V
h 3 e
2 h h 2 c (13)
Hence by adding these individual pressures the total
vapor pressure difference between the start of the
evaporator and the condenser end can be given as,
∆P = P ( L, λ ) − P (0, λ )
µ L2e µ µ L2
= V
3 e
+ 2 2ua La + 3 V c (14)
h 2 h h 2c
e. Wall material
The following graph shows the effect of wall material on FIGURE 9. Wall temperature against different wall
distribution of temperature. It is a well known fact [3] material
that we cannot choose the wall and liquid materials. Their
compatibility needs to be checked before using them. Figure 10 shows the axial distribution of vapor pressure
From the literature, [3] three most common wall for different heat flux along the length of heat pipe. It can
materials; Copper, Aluminum and Steel are chosen. It can be seen here that the variation of pressure is highest for
be seen from Fig. 9 that the wall temperature varies the maximum heat flux. This is expected, since to co-up
significantly with wall material. The values of
temperature are the highest for Steel and the lowest for
CONCLUSION