Design And Technology Of Heat Pipes For Cooling And Heat Exchange

Preface, 1 Introduction, 1.1 Historical Perspective, 1.2 Heat Pipe Characteristics, 1.3 The Heat Pipe As a Natural Convection Device, 1.4 Heat Pipe Variations, 1.5 The Heat Pipe As an Element of a Heat Transfer System, 1.6 Content of this Book, 1.7 A Word about Units, 1.8 Reference, 2 Heat Pipe Operating Characteristics, 2.1 The Role of Capillarity in Heat Transport, 2.2 Pressure and Temperature Distributions, 2.3 Heat Transport Limits, 2.4 Heat Pipe Startup, 2.5 References, 3 Heat Pipe Technology, 3.1 Heat Transport Fluids, 3.2 Containment and Wick Materials, 3.3 Wick Characteristics, 3.4 Heat Pipe Fabrication, 3.5 Environmental Influences on Heat Pipe Operation, 3.6 Heat Pipe Systems, 3.7 References, 4 Fluid Flow In a Heat Pipe, 4.1 The Nature of the Flow Process, 4.2 General Pressure Drop Formulation, 4.3 Frictional Pressure Drop for Constant Surface Mass Flux, 4.4 Frictional Pressure Drop for Nonconstant Surface Mass Flux, 4.5 Hydraulic Diameter, 4.6 Frictional Pressure Drop in a Porous Flow Passage, 4.7 Frictional Pressure Drop for Convective Cooling, 4.8 References, 5 Heat Transport Limits, 5.1 Capillary Pumping Limit, 5.2 Sonic Limit, 5.3 Entrainment Limit, 5.4 Boiling Limit, 5.5 Heat Pipe Operational Boundaries, 5.6 Comparison of Calculated and Experimental Heat Transport Limits, 5.7 References, 6 Heat Pipe Design: Steady State, 6.1 Design Criteria and Constraints, 6.2 Heat Pipe Area-Temperature Relations, 6.3 Heat Pipe Internal Dimensions, 6.4 Structural Considerations, 6.5 Additional Design Topics, 6.6 Heat Pipe Heat Exchangers, 6.7 References, 7 Heat Pipe Design: Transient Behavior, 7.1 Heat Pipe Startup, 7.2 Features of the Transient Model, 7.3 Parameters Used in the Transient Model, 7.4 Transient Equations, 7.5 Calculational Procedure, 7.6 Assessment of Heat Pipe Startup, 7.7 References, 8 Design Examples, 8.1 Heat Pipe Space Radiator, 8.2 Transient Analysis of the Heat Pipe Space Radiator, 8.3 Heat Pipe Recuperator, 8.4 References, Appendix A: Nomenclature, A.1 Greek Letter Symbols, A.2 English Letter Symbols, Appendix B: Conversion Factors (English Units to SI Units), B.1 References, Appendix C: Material Properties, C.1 References, Appendix D: Heat Exchanger Relationships, D.1 Dimensionless Variables, D.2 Counterflow Heat Exchanger, D.3 Parallel Flow Heat Exchange, D.4 Reference, Appendix E: Liquid Flow Through Capillary Pumping Layer, E.1 Liquid Pressure Drop in Two-Layer Wick, E.2 Flow Resistance Ratio in Two-Layer Wicks, Index