Experimental study and thermal modeling of the constrained vapor bubble heat pipe operation in a convection-free environment under the influence of gravity
Authors
Basu, Sumita
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Wayner, Peter C.
Plawsky, Joel L., 1957-
Kaminski, Deborah A.
Garde, Shekhar
Plawsky, Joel L., 1957-
Kaminski, Deborah A.
Garde, Shekhar
Issue Date
2002-05
Keywords
Chemical engineering
Degree
PhD
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Abstract
The absence of mechanical pumps in heat-transfer devices operating under interfacial free-energy gradients to control the fluid flow, renders them simple and light. They have often been proposed as reliable cooling systems in a microgravity environment. Currently, one such heat exchanger called the Constrained Vapor Bubble (CVB) is being viewed as a prototype of an enhanced microgravity heat transfer device, designed to operate in the vacuum of space. The testing and study of the device is beingdesigned as a μg fluid physics experiment aboard the International Space Station, due forlaunch in 2005. The underlying aim of the space experiment is the study of thermal and fluid flow characteristics of the device operating as a wickless heat pipe.
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May 2002
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School of Engineering
Department
Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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