Transient Modelling of Rotating and Stationary Cylindrical Heat Pipes: An Engineering Model
Rotating wickless and stationary capillary cylindrical heat pipes are widely used heat transfer devices. Transient behavior of such heat pipes has been investigated numerically with computational fluid dynamics and lumped parameter models. In this paper, the advantages of both methods are combined i...
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| author | Metin Celik Geert Paulussen Dennis van Erp Wiebren de Jong Bendiks Jan Boersma |
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| description | Rotating wickless and stationary capillary cylindrical heat pipes are widely used heat transfer devices. Transient behavior of such heat pipes has been investigated numerically with computational fluid dynamics and lumped parameter models. In this paper, the advantages of both methods are combined into a novel engineering model that is low in computational cost but still accurate and rich in the details it provides. The model describes the interior dynamics of the heat pipe with a 2D representation of a cylindrical heat pipe. Liquid and vapor volumes are coarsely meshed in the axial direction. The cells are allowed to change in size in the radial direction during simulation. This allows for tracking the liquid/vapor interface without having to implement fine meshing. The model includes the equations for mass, momentum and energy and is applicable to both rotating and stationary heat pipes. The predictions of the model are validated with other experimental, numerical, and analytical works having an average deviation of less than 4%. The effects of various parameters on the system are explored. The presented model is suitable for the simulation of heat pipe systems in which both the level of detail and the computational cost are crucial factors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0aac0cc01b1343d29012a84447ac05a82022-12-22T04:28:14ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-12-011112345810.3390/en11123458en11123458Transient Modelling of Rotating and Stationary Cylindrical Heat Pipes: An Engineering ModelMetin Celik0Geert Paulussen1Dennis van Erp2Wiebren de Jong3Bendiks Jan Boersma4Process & Energy Department, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CB Delft, The NetherlandsResearch & Development, Tata Steel, 1951 JZ Velsen-Noord, The NetherlandsResearch & Development, Tata Steel, 1951 JZ Velsen-Noord, The NetherlandsProcess & Energy Department, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CB Delft, The NetherlandsProcess & Energy Department, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CB Delft, The NetherlandsRotating wickless and stationary capillary cylindrical heat pipes are widely used heat transfer devices. Transient behavior of such heat pipes has been investigated numerically with computational fluid dynamics and lumped parameter models. In this paper, the advantages of both methods are combined into a novel engineering model that is low in computational cost but still accurate and rich in the details it provides. The model describes the interior dynamics of the heat pipe with a 2D representation of a cylindrical heat pipe. Liquid and vapor volumes are coarsely meshed in the axial direction. The cells are allowed to change in size in the radial direction during simulation. This allows for tracking the liquid/vapor interface without having to implement fine meshing. The model includes the equations for mass, momentum and energy and is applicable to both rotating and stationary heat pipes. The predictions of the model are validated with other experimental, numerical, and analytical works having an average deviation of less than 4%. The effects of various parameters on the system are explored. The presented model is suitable for the simulation of heat pipe systems in which both the level of detail and the computational cost are crucial factors.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/12/3458engineering modelrotating heat pipecapillary heat pipetransient modelling |
| spellingShingle | Metin Celik Geert Paulussen Dennis van Erp Wiebren de Jong Bendiks Jan Boersma Transient Modelling of Rotating and Stationary Cylindrical Heat Pipes: An Engineering Model Energies engineering model rotating heat pipe capillary heat pipe transient modelling |
| title | Transient Modelling of Rotating and Stationary Cylindrical Heat Pipes: An Engineering Model |
| title_full | Transient Modelling of Rotating and Stationary Cylindrical Heat Pipes: An Engineering Model |
| title_fullStr | Transient Modelling of Rotating and Stationary Cylindrical Heat Pipes: An Engineering Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transient Modelling of Rotating and Stationary Cylindrical Heat Pipes: An Engineering Model |
| title_short | Transient Modelling of Rotating and Stationary Cylindrical Heat Pipes: An Engineering Model |
| title_sort | transient modelling of rotating and stationary cylindrical heat pipes an engineering model |
| topic | engineering model rotating heat pipe capillary heat pipe transient modelling |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/12/3458 |
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