Heat Pipe and Cooking Application

Section 88 Group 01
FRANK KIVUYO MARIA TABBUT DAVID WILLIAMS LUIS CASTRO

Advisors: John Spidel

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Goal
To create a heat pipe used in a cooking application. This cooking pot will be more efficient in cooking time.

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Outline
What is a heat pipe? Components of heat pipe Working Fluid Wick Pipe Building Our Heat Pipe Materials Testing Integration with cooking pot The design of the cooking pot with the heat pipe Results Future Work
Maria Tabbut Luis Castro

Luis Castro Frank Kivuyo

Frank Kivuyo David Williams

David Williams Maria Tabbut

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Whats a Heat Pipe?

A heat pipe is a device that transfers heat by using the

principle of thermo conductivity.

It manages the transfer of heat between solid surfaces. One end of the pipe is heated The working fluid will boil, vaporize and flow up the pipe. It will go to the top and condense Condensing releases the heat at the top The liquid will flow back down by capillary action in the wick Process repeats HVAC Computers Aerospace
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Flow Cycle

Uses

Heat Pipe Flow Chart

Flow Chart of Heat Pipe [1]

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Components
Pipe
The pipe material can be chosen to fit the given application. The shape doesnt have to be round, it can be flat, such as heat pipes in computers.

Working Fluid
Latent Heat of Vaporization Temperature ranges for different applications Examples: water, acetone, mercury

Wick
Should be porous Capillary driving force

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Pipe
The outside shell of the

heat pipe. Shapes of the pipe are all different sizes

Ex. In computers, typically flat to fit into small area

Pipe can be made from

any kind of metal, such as copper, silver, aluminum or stainless steel.

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Working Fluid
Many factors considered
Heat Pipe Working Fluids [2]

in choosing the working fluid

One the useful temperature range Latent Heat of Vaporization Pick one that works well with the pipe

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Wick Structure
Enables the working
Pictures of the types of wicks [2]

fluid to move from condenser back to evaporator section Necessary to be porous to hold the condensed air Types of wicks include:
[3]

Sintered

Metal mesh Grooved Metal Sintered Powder

Grooved

Metal Mesh

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Our Heat Pipe

Materials:

Pipe and Caps

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Pipe length is 1ft and 1/2in wide One regular cap and a screw cap Pipe Volume : 32mL

Final Heat Pipe

Wick 20x20 Copper Mesh Working Fluid

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11mL of water Teflon Tape

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Materials Screw Cap and Teflon Tape

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Building
Spent lots of time in the machine shop
Used a lathe to cut the groves on the cap.

Soldered the copper caps onto the pipe

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Heat Pipe Testing

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Testing Setup

Sensor : Reading the heat temp. at the top of the heat pipe Aluminum Foil: To keep the heat in a concentrated area Heater: Heating the pipe at the bottom
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Testing
Heat Pipe Testing
Test 1 and 2: Failed The heat pipe leaked water both times
Test 3 : Successful The heat pipe was able to reach the temperature desired (100 C)

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Heat Pipe With Cooking Pot

Initial Design

Materials: Stainless Steel Pot o Used epoxy to put together o Epoxy can withstand heat of 550 F Copper Heat Pipe o Centered in the middle Electric Heat Tape o Wrapped around the bottom of pipe o Can heat up to 400 F
Final Design

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Cooking Pot Testing

Setup o Plug in electrical tape o Fill water to top of pot o Approx. 4 gallons o Connect sensor o Measure water temp. Results
Cooking Pot Testing Results Time (min.) Temp. (C ) 0 27.7 5 29.7 10 31.9 15 32.8 20 33.3 25 33.8

The temperature difference in 25 min. was 6.1 C. For the water to reach a desired temperature of 100 C, it would take about 8.5 hours. This time is undesirable.

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Cooking Pot Results

The heat pipe was not able to efficiently heat the

water. Drawbacks

The large pot volume Lack of insulation Not time efficient

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Future Work

o Continue with cooking pot testing o Less water o Designing a tighter sealed cooking pot o Changing the design of the pot o dimensions o Changing the heat pipe o Location o type

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Questions?

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References
[1] How A Heat Pipe Works, AAVID, [online] 2013, http://www.aavid.com/product-group/heatpipe/operate (Accessed: 4 May 2013) [2] P. Kew and D. Reay, Heat Pipes: Theory, Design and Applications, 5th Ed. Burlington: Buttenworth-Heinemann, 2006.

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