Energy and Environment, 1995

ISBN Print: 1-56700-052-5

PERFORMANCE STUDY OF FLAT PLATE HEAT PIPE

DOI: 10.1615/1-56700-052-5.730
pages 512-518

Résumé

A water flat plate heat pipe was designed, fabricated and tested. The axial heat conductance was obtained. This value was used together with the circuit software "SPICE" to calculate the temperature distribution along the surface of the heat pipe. Good agreement was obtained. A software was also developed to facilitate the design of a flat plate heat pipe. Comparison was made between the experimental and calculated results. Reasonable agreement was also achieved.