Print this page Heat Pipe
Sonal Desai, Ph.D.
Course Outline
The course discusses about role of Heat Pipe in heat transfer which is a process taking place in almost ALL industry / applications. How use of Heat Pipe can increase heat transfer is explained in this course. Heat Pipe based heat exchangers are also useful in recovery of waste heat. The performance of heat pipe is function of type of wick material and properties of working fluid. They are explained in subsequent sections. Many proven applications of heat pipes are listed in the course. Some images of Heat Pipe based applications are given at the end of course.
This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
- Be able to understand fundamentals of Heat Pipe;
- Be able to know different working fluids and wick structure;
- Be able to compare heat transfer of heat pipe and solid material;
- Be able to select heat pipe;
- Be able to understand applications of Heat Pipe; and
- Be able to improve heat transfer with Heat Pipe.
Intended Audience
This course is intended for Mechanical and Electrical engineers and can be taken by other branch engineers also.
Benefit for Attendee
Attendee of this course will be able understand how to improve rate of heat transfer with the help of Heat Pipe – specially in case where heat exchangers are used to recover waste heat.
Course Introduction
To improve the efficiency of the plant by increasing rate of heat transfer is prime focus in any process or industry. How Heat Pipe is applicable for that is discussed in present course. It includes working of heat pipes, applications, working fluid, wick structure etc. It explains how heat pipe is comparable with solid material of same dimensions. It also includes selection, costing and heat pipe based applications.
Course Content
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Course Summary
The course discusses about how Heat Pipe is helpful to increase rate of heat transfer. Heat Pipe based heat exchangers are also useful in recovery of waste heat. The performance of heat pipe is function of type of wick material and properties of working fluid. They are explained in subsequent sections. Many proven applications of heat pipes are listed in the course. Some images of Heat Pipe based applications are given at the end of course.
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
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