Transient heat transfer analysis on a heat pipe with experimental validation
- Gutierrez, Gustavo, Catano, Juan, Jen, Tien-Chien, Liao, Quan
- Authors: Gutierrez, Gustavo , Catano, Juan , Jen, Tien-Chien , Liao, Quan
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: Numerical analysis , Heat transfer , Heat pipes
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5270 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14939
- Description: In this study, a transient analysis of the performance of a heat pipe with a wick structure is performed. A complete formulation of the equation governing the operation of a heat pipe during transient conditions are presented and discussed. For the vapor flow, the conventional Navier-Stokes equations are used. For the liquid flow in the wick structure, which is modeled as a porous media, volume averaged Navier-Stokes equations are adopted. The energy equation is solved for the solid wall and wick structure of the heat pipe. The energy and momentum equations are coupled through the heat flux at the liquid-vapor interface that defines the suction and blowing velocities for the liquid and vapor flow. The evolution of the vaporliquid interface temperature is coupled through the heat flux at this interface that defines the mass flux to the vapor and the new saturation conditions to maintain a fully saturated vapor at all time. A control volume approach is used in the development of the numerical scheme. A parametric study is conducted to study the effect of different parameters that affect the thermal performance of the heat pipe. And experimental setup is developed and numerical res ults are validated with experimental data. The results of this study will be useful for the heat pipe design and implementation in processes that are essentially transient.
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- Authors: Gutierrez, Gustavo , Catano, Juan , Jen, Tien-Chien , Liao, Quan
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: Numerical analysis , Heat transfer , Heat pipes
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5270 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14939
- Description: In this study, a transient analysis of the performance of a heat pipe with a wick structure is performed. A complete formulation of the equation governing the operation of a heat pipe during transient conditions are presented and discussed. For the vapor flow, the conventional Navier-Stokes equations are used. For the liquid flow in the wick structure, which is modeled as a porous media, volume averaged Navier-Stokes equations are adopted. The energy equation is solved for the solid wall and wick structure of the heat pipe. The energy and momentum equations are coupled through the heat flux at the liquid-vapor interface that defines the suction and blowing velocities for the liquid and vapor flow. The evolution of the vaporliquid interface temperature is coupled through the heat flux at this interface that defines the mass flux to the vapor and the new saturation conditions to maintain a fully saturated vapor at all time. A control volume approach is used in the development of the numerical scheme. A parametric study is conducted to study the effect of different parameters that affect the thermal performance of the heat pipe. And experimental setup is developed and numerical res ults are validated with experimental data. The results of this study will be useful for the heat pipe design and implementation in processes that are essentially transient.
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Numerical analysis of the hydrodynamics of the flow in an axially rotating heat pipe
- Gutierrez, Gustavo, Jen, Tien-Chien
- Authors: Gutierrez, Gustavo , Jen, Tien-Chien
- Date: 2002
- Subjects: Hydrodynamics , Heat pipes , Drilling and boring
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/15688 , uj:15691 , Citation: Gutierrez, G. and Jen, T.-C. 2002. Numerical analysis of the hydrodynamics of the flow in an axially rotating heat pipe. Proceedings of IMECE2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 17-22, 2002, New Orleans, Louisiana, 5:1-13. , ISBN: 0-7918-3636-3
- Description: A numerical study is conducted on the vapor and liquid flow in a wick structure of an axially rotating heat pipe. For the vapor, the governing equations are the Navier-Stokes. For the liquid a space average of the Navier-Stokes equation is performed and a porous media model is introduced for the cross correlation that appears from the averaging process. A control volume approach on a staggered grid is used in the development of the computer program. Suction and blowing velocities are used as boundary conditions of the vapor and liquid, which are related to a local heat flux input in the evaporator section, and local heat flux output in the condenser section, respectively. The aim behind this study is the application of heat pipes in drilling applications. A triangular heat flux distribution is assumed in the evaporator due to the higher heat flux generated at the tip of the drill. A parametric study is conducted to analyze the effect of different parameters such as rotational speeds, saturation conditions, porosity, permeability and dimensions of the wick structure in the porous medium. These parameters significantly affect the pressure drop in the heat pipe and allow predicting failure conditions, which is critical in the design of heat pipes in drilling applications. The results of this study will be useful for the complete analysis of the heat pipe performance including the solution of the heat transfer on the solid wall as a conjugate problem.
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- Authors: Gutierrez, Gustavo , Jen, Tien-Chien
- Date: 2002
- Subjects: Hydrodynamics , Heat pipes , Drilling and boring
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/15688 , uj:15691 , Citation: Gutierrez, G. and Jen, T.-C. 2002. Numerical analysis of the hydrodynamics of the flow in an axially rotating heat pipe. Proceedings of IMECE2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 17-22, 2002, New Orleans, Louisiana, 5:1-13. , ISBN: 0-7918-3636-3
- Description: A numerical study is conducted on the vapor and liquid flow in a wick structure of an axially rotating heat pipe. For the vapor, the governing equations are the Navier-Stokes. For the liquid a space average of the Navier-Stokes equation is performed and a porous media model is introduced for the cross correlation that appears from the averaging process. A control volume approach on a staggered grid is used in the development of the computer program. Suction and blowing velocities are used as boundary conditions of the vapor and liquid, which are related to a local heat flux input in the evaporator section, and local heat flux output in the condenser section, respectively. The aim behind this study is the application of heat pipes in drilling applications. A triangular heat flux distribution is assumed in the evaporator due to the higher heat flux generated at the tip of the drill. A parametric study is conducted to analyze the effect of different parameters such as rotational speeds, saturation conditions, porosity, permeability and dimensions of the wick structure in the porous medium. These parameters significantly affect the pressure drop in the heat pipe and allow predicting failure conditions, which is critical in the design of heat pipes in drilling applications. The results of this study will be useful for the complete analysis of the heat pipe performance including the solution of the heat transfer on the solid wall as a conjugate problem.
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Numerical analysis of the vapor flow in an axially rotating heat pipe in drilling processes
- Gutierrez, Gustavo, Jen, Tien-Chien
- Authors: Gutierrez, Gustavo , Jen, Tien-Chien
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: Vapor flow , Heat pipes , Axially rotating heat pipes
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5259 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14928
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- Authors: Gutierrez, Gustavo , Jen, Tien-Chien
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: Vapor flow , Heat pipes , Axially rotating heat pipes
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5259 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14928
- Description: Please refer to full text to view abstract
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