Heat pipes for sun energy conversion
Abstract
Heat pipes fabricated from copper and employing organic fluids or water as the working fluid have been developed for use with solar collectors. The gravity pipes were tested for operation at angles of inclination from 0 to 90 deg. A porous structure (glass wool) was adopted to assure efficient circulation of the fluid. Data for heat pipes tested with acetone, ethyl alcohol, freon or water are reported.
- Publication:
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3rd International Heat Pipe Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978ihp..conf..408M
- Keywords:
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- Heat Pipes;
- Solar Collectors;
- Solar Energy Conversion;
- Copper;
- Energy Technology;
- Heat Transfer;
- Working Fluids;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer