Experimental operation of a sodium heat pipe

Technical Report · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5100887· OSTI ID:5100887

Holtz, R E; McLennan, G A; Koehl, E R

This report documents the operation of a 28 in. long sodium heat pipe in the Heat Pipe Test Facility (HPTF) installed at Argonne National Laboratory. Experimental data were collected to simulate conditions prototypic of both a fluidized bed coal combustor application and a space environment application. Both sets of experiment data show good agreement with the heat pipe analytical model. The heat transfer performance of the heat pipe proved reliable over a substantial period of operation and over much thermal cycling. Additional testing of longer heat pipes under controlled laboratory conditions will be necessary to determine performance limitations and to complete the design code validation. 2 refs., 23 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5100887
• Report Number(s): ANL-85-61; ON: DE86002550
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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