Heat Pipe Design and Technology: A Practical Approach

Introduction
History
Description and types of heat pipes
Principles of operation
Operating ranges
Constraints
Lesson(s) learned
Applications
Summary
Heat pipe theory
Fundamental considerations
Operating characteristics of heat pipes
Operating limits
Sonic limit or choking
Entrainment limit
Wicking/capillary or circulation limit
Boiling limit
Viscous limit
Condenser limit
Transport limitations
Working fluid
Heat pipe startup characteristics and control
Summary
Heat pipe design
Overview
Design guide and heat pipe selection
How to select a heat pipe
What materials can be used to construct a heat pipe?
When to consider a heat pipe
Things to consider when designing a heat pipe
Entrainment and boiling limitations
What is the common heat pipe wick structure?
Steady-state and transient regime
Heat pipe steady-state and transient analysis
Design criteria and constraints
Optimal heat pipes
Design examples
Computer codes for designing heat pipes
Computer codes for heat transfer and fin designs and materials composite
Piping stress analysis software
Other heat pipe analysis codes
Application of heat pipe in industry
Overview
Heat pipe in nuclear power plant
Heat pipe in space
Heat pipes in electronic
Heat pipe in defense and avionics
Heat pipe heat exchanger
Residential buildings
Space shuttle orbiter heat pipe applications
Manufacturing of heat pipes
Heat pipe manufacturing procedures
Cleaning of parts
Assembly of heat pipes
Full tube closure
Heat pipe testing techniques
Other types of heat pipes
Thermosyphon
Loop heat pipes/capillary pumped loop
Pulsating heat pipes
Micro-heat pipes
Constant-conductance heat pipes
Variables-conductance heat pipes
Rotating and revolving heat pipes
High-temperature heat pipes (liquid metal heat pipes)
Cryogenic heat pipes.