THE OPERATION OF A ROTATING, WICKLESS HEAT PIPE

Abstract

A Nusselt type analysis was performed during laminar film condensation on the inside of a rotating truncated cone. This analysis was employed to determine the condensing limit of a wickless heat pipe, rotating about its longitudinal axis. Performance characteristics including the effects of geometry, rotational speed, and the characteristics of fluid are given. A comparison is made between the condensing, boiling, sonic, and entrainment limits for a given heat pipe geometry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0701674

Entities

People

  • Leonard J. Ballback

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Coefficients
  • Convection
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geometry
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • Heat Pipes
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Latent Heat
  • Mass Flow
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Physical Properties
  • Steady State
  • Surface Properties
  • Thermal Conductivity

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.