The supersonic flow of vapour in the condensation zone of high temperature heat pipes
Abstract
A calculation procedure is developed for the supersonic flow of vapor in the condensation zone of high-temperature heat pipes. The equations account for compressibility, friction, vapor velocity profile, nonuniform mass suction, and temperature dependence. Vapor state is described by an equilibrium two-phase flow model. The method is tested for a supersonic vapor flow in sodium heat pipes with various cooling intensities. Good agreement is found between calculation results and experimental data.
- Publication:
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3rd International Heat Pipe Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978ihp..conf...21B
- Keywords:
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- Heat Pipes;
- Mass Transfer;
- Supersonic Flow;
- Vapor Phases;
- Channel Flow;
- Ideal Gas;
- Shock Wave Propagation;
- Sodium;
- Two Phase Flow;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer