Heat pipe dynamics. Final report, April 30, 1981. [Uses of heat pipe, especially in solar collector]
A heat-pipe flat plate solar collector is constructed like a typical flat plate collector with the exception that individual heat pipes are attached to the collector surface to transfer collected heat via a phase change from collector surface into an attached jacket containing a phase change material. The efficiency of such a collector was measured roughly. Also briefly described are: a heat-pipe heat exchanger, heat-pipe heat exchanger freeze proofing, heat-pipe attic ventilation, transfer of light bulb heat via a heat pipe to heat water, heat recovery via heat pipe, cooling of oil in engines and transmissions via heat pipe, a tracking reflector, automatic sun tracker, single-stroke vacuum pump for heat-pipe manufacture, and heat pipe heat transfer from rock bed. (LEW)
- Research Organization:
- Norman (Rayford M., Sr.), Huntsville, AL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG44-80R410077
- OSTI ID:
- 5612564
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/R4/10077-T1; ON: DE84000761
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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141000* -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
ATTICS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY RECOVERY
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
FREEZE PROTECTION
HEAT PIPES
HEAT RECOVERY
HELIOSTATS
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
LIGHT BULBS
LUBRICANTS
LUBRICATING OILS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PUMPS
RECOVERY
ROCK BEDS
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR REFLECTORS
SOLAR TRACKING
SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS
USES
VACUUM PUMPS
VENTILATION