The steady incompressible flow has been solved in cylindrical coordinates in both vapour region and wick structure. The governing equations in vapour region are continuity, Navier-Stokes and energy equations. These equations have been solved using SIMPLE algorithm. For study of parameters variation on heat pipe operation, a benchmark has been chosen and the effect of changing one parameter has been analyzed when the others have been fixed.
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Publishing, 1995.
[2] A. Faghri and S. Thomas, "Performance Characteristics of a Concentric
Annular Heat Pipe: Part I- Experimental Prediction and Analysis of the
Capillary Limit," Transaction of ASME: Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol.
111, pp. 844-850, 1989.
[3] A. Faghri, "Performance Characteristics of a Concentric Annular Heat
Pipe: Part II- Vapour Flow Analysis," Transaction of ASME: Journal of
Heat Transfer, Vol. 111, pp. 851-857, 1989.
[4] A. Faghri and M. Buchko "Experimental and Numerical Analysis of
Low-Temperature Heat Pipes with Multiple Heat Sources," Transaction
of ASME: Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 113, pp. 728-734, 1991.
[5] J. M. Tournier and M. S. El-Genk, "A Heat Pipe Transient Analysis
Model," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 753-762, 1994.
[6] N. Zhu and K. Vafai, "Vapour and Liquid Flow in an Asymmetric Flat
Plate Heat Pipe: A Three Dimensional Analytical and Numerical
Investigation," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 159-174,
1998.
[7] N. Zhu and K. Vafai, "Analysis of Cylindrical Heat Pipe Incorporating
the Effect of Liquid-Vapour Coupling and Non-Darcian Transport-A
Closed form Solution," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 42, pp. 3405-
3418, 1999.
[8] S. J. Kim, J. K. Seo and K. H. Do, "Analytical and Experimental
Investigation on the Operational Characteristics and Thermal
Optimization of a Miniature Heat Pipe with a Grooved Wick Structure,"
Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 46, pp. 2051-2063, 2003.
[9] A. Nouri-Borujerdi and M. Layeghi, "Numerical Analysis of Vapour
Flow in Concentric Annular Heat Pipes," Transaction of ASME: Journal
of Heat Transfer, Vol. 126, pp. 442-448, 2004.
[10] M. M. Chan and A. Faghri, "An Analysis of The Vapour Flow and Heat
Conduction Through The Liquid Wick and Pipe Wall in a Heat Pipe
With Single or Multiple Heat Sources," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol.
33, No. 9, pp. 194, 1995.
[1] Amir Faghri, Heat Pipe Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis
Publishing, 1995.
[2] A. Faghri and S. Thomas, "Performance Characteristics of a Concentric
Annular Heat Pipe: Part I- Experimental Prediction and Analysis of the
Capillary Limit," Transaction of ASME: Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol.
111, pp. 844-850, 1989.
[3] A. Faghri, "Performance Characteristics of a Concentric Annular Heat
Pipe: Part II- Vapour Flow Analysis," Transaction of ASME: Journal of
Heat Transfer, Vol. 111, pp. 851-857, 1989.
[4] A. Faghri and M. Buchko "Experimental and Numerical Analysis of
Low-Temperature Heat Pipes with Multiple Heat Sources," Transaction
of ASME: Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 113, pp. 728-734, 1991.
[5] J. M. Tournier and M. S. El-Genk, "A Heat Pipe Transient Analysis
Model," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 753-762, 1994.
[6] N. Zhu and K. Vafai, "Vapour and Liquid Flow in an Asymmetric Flat
Plate Heat Pipe: A Three Dimensional Analytical and Numerical
Investigation," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 159-174,
1998.
[7] N. Zhu and K. Vafai, "Analysis of Cylindrical Heat Pipe Incorporating
the Effect of Liquid-Vapour Coupling and Non-Darcian Transport-A
Closed form Solution," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 42, pp. 3405-
3418, 1999.
[8] S. J. Kim, J. K. Seo and K. H. Do, "Analytical and Experimental
Investigation on the Operational Characteristics and Thermal
Optimization of a Miniature Heat Pipe with a Grooved Wick Structure,"
Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 46, pp. 2051-2063, 2003.
[9] A. Nouri-Borujerdi and M. Layeghi, "Numerical Analysis of Vapour
Flow in Concentric Annular Heat Pipes," Transaction of ASME: Journal
of Heat Transfer, Vol. 126, pp. 442-448, 2004.
[10] M. M. Chan and A. Faghri, "An Analysis of The Vapour Flow and Heat
Conduction Through The Liquid Wick and Pipe Wall in a Heat Pipe
With Single or Multiple Heat Sources," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol.
33, No. 9, pp. 194, 1995.
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