Artigo
A steady-state model for heat pipes of circular or rectangular cross-sections
Fecha
1996-08-01Registro en:
Applied Thermal Engineering, v. 16, n. 8-9, p. 753-767, 1996.
1359-4311
10.1016/1359-4311(95)00062-3
2-s2.0-0030215152
Autor
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Resumen
The objective of this paper is to present a generalized analytical-numerical model of the internal flow in heat pipes. The model formulation is based on two-dimensional formulation of the energy and momentum equations in the vapour and liquid regions and also in the metallic tube. The numerical solution of the model is obtained by using the descretization scheme LOAD and the SIMPLE numerical code. The flow fields, as well as the pressure fields, for different geometries were obtained and discussed. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.