Experimental analysis of a high temperature water heat pipe for thermal storage applications
Heat pipes spanning the 300°C to 500°C temperature range are still under research and development stage. Monel/water heat pipes have been previously explored as an option for operation up to 300°C. Life tests of up to 30000 hours have shown good compatibility at 250°C. The author explores the perfor...
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| author | Werner, Thomas C. Yan, Yuying Mullen, David Halimic, Elvedin |
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| description | Heat pipes spanning the 300°C to 500°C temperature range are still under research and development stage. Monel/water heat pipes have been previously explored as an option for operation up to 300°C. Life tests of up to 30000 hours have shown good compatibility at 250°C. The author explores the performance of a heat pipe using a different copper/nickel alloy with water as the working fluid at temperatures above 280°C. The performance of these water heat pipes at the upper limit of their operational temperature range in the horizontal position is highlighted and compared against numerical calculations of the heat pipe boiling limit. The use of these heat pipes in the context of thermal storage applications is also briefly explored. |
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| spelling | nottingham-608542020-06-11T00:45:05Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60854/ Experimental analysis of a high temperature water heat pipe for thermal storage applications Werner, Thomas C. Yan, Yuying Mullen, David Halimic, Elvedin Heat pipes spanning the 300°C to 500°C temperature range are still under research and development stage. Monel/water heat pipes have been previously explored as an option for operation up to 300°C. Life tests of up to 30000 hours have shown good compatibility at 250°C. The author explores the performance of a heat pipe using a different copper/nickel alloy with water as the working fluid at temperatures above 280°C. The performance of these water heat pipes at the upper limit of their operational temperature range in the horizontal position is highlighted and compared against numerical calculations of the heat pipe boiling limit. The use of these heat pipes in the context of thermal storage applications is also briefly explored. 2020-10-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60854/1/Experimental%20analysis%20of%20a%20high%20temperature%20water%20heat%20pipe%20for%20thermal%20storage%20applications%20-%20preprint.pdf Werner, Thomas C., Yan, Yuying, Mullen, David and Halimic, Elvedin (2020) Experimental analysis of a high temperature water heat pipe for thermal storage applications. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 19 . p. 100564. ISSN 24519049 Heat pipe; Thermal Management; Thermal Storage; Boiling Limit; Capillary Limit; Experimental Thermodynamics http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100564 doi:10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100564 doi:10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100564 |
| spellingShingle | Heat pipe; Thermal Management; Thermal Storage; Boiling Limit; Capillary Limit; Experimental Thermodynamics Werner, Thomas C. Yan, Yuying Mullen, David Halimic, Elvedin Experimental analysis of a high temperature water heat pipe for thermal storage applications |
| title | Experimental analysis of a high temperature water heat pipe for thermal storage applications |
| title_full | Experimental analysis of a high temperature water heat pipe for thermal storage applications |
| title_fullStr | Experimental analysis of a high temperature water heat pipe for thermal storage applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental analysis of a high temperature water heat pipe for thermal storage applications |
| title_short | Experimental analysis of a high temperature water heat pipe for thermal storage applications |
| title_sort | experimental analysis of a high temperature water heat pipe for thermal storage applications |
| topic | Heat pipe; Thermal Management; Thermal Storage; Boiling Limit; Capillary Limit; Experimental Thermodynamics |
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