In this paper an implicit solution method for modeling transient vapor flow in a heat pipe is compared to an earlier explicit model. For both models the vapor is assumed to be spatially incompressible, compressible in time, and one dimensional. The vapor is also treated like a saturated vapor, not an ideal gas. It is shown that the implicit solution method is a factor of 102 faster than the explicit method.


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    Title :

    Modeling vapor transients in heat pipes


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Proceedings of the tenth symposium on space nuclear power and propulsion ; 1993 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)


    Published in:

    AIP Conference Proceedings ; 271 , 1 ; 375-386


    Publication date :

    1993-01-10


    Size :

    12 pages





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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