Heat pipes : theory, design and applications / David Reay, David Reay & Associates, Whitley Bay, UK, Peter Kew, Heriot-Watt University, Dubai Campus, Dubai, Ryan McGlen, Thermacore Europe, Ashington, UK.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reay, D. A. (David Anthony)

Kew, P. A. (Peter A.), author.

McGlen, R. J. (Ryan James), author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heat pipes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 251 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Heat Pipes, 6th Edition, takes a highly practical approach to the design and selection of heat pipes, making it an essential guide for practicing engineers and an ideal text for postgraduate students. This new edition has been revised to include new information on the underlying theory of heat pipes and heat transfer, and features fully updated applications, new data sections, and updated chapters on design and electronics cooling. The book is a useful reference for those with experience and an accessible introduction for those approaching the topic for the first time.

Contents:

Front Cover; Heat Pipes: Theory, Design and Applications; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface to sixth edition; Preface to first edition; Acknowledgements; Nomenclature; Introduction; I.1 The Heat Pipe - Construction, Performance and Properties; I.2 The Development of the Heat Pipe; I.3 The Contents of This Book; References; 1 Historical development; 1.1 The Perkins Tube; 1.2 Patents; 1.3 The Baker's Oven; 1.4 The Heat Pipe; 1.5 Can Heat Pipes Address Our Future Thermal Challenges?; 1.6 Electrokinetics; 1.7 Fluids and Materials; 1.8 The Future?; References

2 Heat transfer and fluid flow theory2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Operation of heat pipes; 2.2.1 Wicked heat pipes; 2.2.2 Thermosyphons; 2.2.3 Loop heat pipes and capillary pumped loops; 2.3 Theoretical background; 2.3.1 Gravitational head; 2.3.2 Surface tension and capillarity; 2.3.2.1 Introduction; 2.3.2.2 Pressure difference across a curved surface; 2.3.2.3 Change in vapour pressure at a curved liquid surface; 2.3.2.4 Measurement of surface tension; 2.3.2.5 Temperature dependence of surface tension; 2.3.2.6 Capillary pressure ΔPc; 2.3.3 Pressure difference due to friction forces

2.3.3.1 Laminar and turbulent flow2.3.3.2 Laminar flow - the Hagen-Poiseuille equation; 2.3.3.3 Turbulent flow - the Fanning equation; 2.3.4 Flow in wicks; 2.3.4.1 Pressure difference in the liquid phase; 2.3.4.2 Homogeneous wicks; 2.3.4.3 Non-homogeneous wicks; 2.3.5 Vapour phase pressure difference, ΔPv; 2.3.5.1 Introduction; 2.3.5.2 Incompressible flow: simple one-dimensional theory; 2.3.5.3 Incompressible flow - one-dimensional theories of Cotter and Busse; 2.3.5.4 Pressure recovery; 2.3.5.5 Two-dimensional incompressible flow; 2.3.5.6 Compressible flow; 2.3.5.7 Summary of vapour flow

2.3.6 Entrainment2.3.7 Heat transfer and temperature difference; 2.3.7.1 Introduction; 2.3.7.2 Heat transfer in the evaporator region; 2.3.7.3 Boiling heat transfer from plane surfaces; 2.3.7.4 Boiling from wicked surfaces; 2.3.7.5 Liquid-vapour interface temperature drop; 2.3.7.6 Wick thermal conductivity; 2.3.7.7 Heat transfer in the condenser; 2.4 Application of theory to heat pipes and thermosyphons; 2.4.1 Wicked heat pipes; 2.4.1.1 The merit number; 2.4.1.2 Operating limits; 2.4.1.3 Burnout; 2.4.1.4 Gravity-assisted heat pipes; 2.4.1.5 Total temperature drop; 2.4.2 Thermosyphons

2.4.2.1 Working fluid selection2.4.2.2 Entrainment Limit; 2.4.2.3 Thermal resistance and maximum heat flux; 2.5 Nanofluids; 2.6 Summary; References; 3 Heat pipe components and materials; 3.1 The Working Fluid; 3.1.1 Nanofluids; 3.2 The Wick or Capillary Structure; 3.2.1 Homogeneous structures; 3.2.2 Arterial wicks; 3.3 Thermal Resistance of Saturated Wicks; 3.3.1 Meshes; 3.3.2 Sintered wicks; 3.3.3 Grooved wicks; 3.3.4 Concentric annulus; 3.3.5 Sintered metal fibres; 3.3.6 Ceramic wick structures; 3.4 The Container; 3.5 Compatibility; 3.5.1 Historical compatibility data

3.5.2 Compatibility of water and steel - a discussion

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 1, 2013).

ISBN:

9780080982793

0080982794

OCLC:

859836115