Vapor-phase heat-transport system
Abstract
A vapor-phase heat-transport system is being tested in one of the passive test cells at Los Alamos. The system consists of one selective-surface collector and a condenser inside a water storage tank. The refrigerant, R-11, can be returned to the collector by gravity or with a pump. Results from several operating configurations are presented, together with a comparison with other passive systems. A new self-pumping concept is presented.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983STIN...8413516H
- Keywords:
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- Gases;
- Heat Transfer;
- Refrigerants;
- Solar Collectors;
- Vapor Phases;
- Computer Programs;
- Condensers (Liquefiers);
- Heat Pumps;
- Storage Tanks;
- Temperature Gradients;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer