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Heat Pipes

Theory, Design and Applications

Heat Pipes, Sixth Edition, takes a highly practical approach to the design and selection of heat pipes, making it an essential guide for practicing engineers and an ideal text f… Read more

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Description

Heat Pipes, Sixth Edition, takes a highly practical approach to the design and selection of heat pipes, making it an essential guide for practicing engineers and an ideal text for postgraduate students.This new edition has been revised to include new information on the underlying theory of heat pipes and heat transfer, and features fully updated applications, new data sections, and updated chapters on design and electronics cooling. The book is a useful reference for those with experience and an accessible introduction for those approaching the topic for the first time.

Key features

  • Contains all information required to design and manufacture a heat pipe
  • Suitable for use as a professional reference and graduate text
  • Revised with greater coverage of key electronic cooling applications

Readership

Professional engineers, secondary readership among postgraduate students and researchers; Thermal engineers; Key applications in aerospace, electronics/electronics packaging, building thermal management, materials processing, nuclear; thermo-electro-mechanical device, heat pipe, heat exchanger and thermosiphon designers and manufacturers; Mechanical, electrical and civil engineering students

Table of contents

Dedication

Preface to sixth edition

Preface to first edition

Acknowledgements

Nomenclature

Introduction

I.1 The heat pipe – construction, performance and properties

I.2 The development of the heat pipe

I.3 The contents of this book

References

Chapter 1. Historical development

1.1 The perkins tube

1.2 Patents

1.3 The baker’s oven

1.4 The heat pipe

1.5 Can heat pipes address our future thermal challenges?

1.6 Electrokinetics

1.7 Fluids and materials

1.8 The future?

References

Chapter 2. Heat transfer and fluid flow theory

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Operation of heat pipes

2.3 Theoretical background

2.4 Application of theory to heat pipes and thermosyphons

2.5 Nanofluids

2.6 Summary

References

Chapter 3. Heat pipe components and materials

3.1 The working fluid

3.2 The wick or capillary structure

3.3 Thermal resistance of saturated wicks

3.4 The container

3.5 Compatibility

3.6 How about water and aluminium?

3.7 Heat pipe start-up procedure

References

Chapter 4. Design guide

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Heat pipes

4.3 Design example 1

4.4 Design example 2

4.5 Thermosyphons

4.6 Summary

References

Chapter 5. Heat pipe manufacture and testing

5.1 Manufacture and assembly

5.2 Heat pipe life test procedures

5.3 Heat pipe performance measurements (see also section 5.1.12)

References

Chapter 6. Special types of heat pipe

6.1 Variable conductance heat pipes

6.2 Heat pipe thermal diodes and switches

6.3 Pulsating (Oscillating) heat pipes

6.4 Loop heat pipes and capillary pumped loops

6.5 Microheat Pipes

6.6 Use of electrokinetic forces

6.7 Rotating heat pipes

6.8 Miscellaneous types

References

Chapter 7. Applications of the heat pipe

7.1 Broad areas of application

7.2 Heat pipes in energy storage systems

7.3 Heat pipes in chemical reactors

7.4 Aircraft and spacecraft

7.5 Energy conservation and renewable energy

7.6 Preservation of permafrost

7.7 Snow melting and deicing

7.8 Heat pipes in the food industry

7.9 Miscellaneous heat pipe applications

7.10 Heat pipe applications – bibliography

References

Chapter 8. Cooling of electronic components

8.1 Features of the heat pipe

8.2 Applications

8.3 Emerging/Future heat pipe technologies

References

Appendix 1. Working fluid properties

Appendix 2. Thermal conductivity of heat pipe container and wick materials

Appendix 3. A selection of heat-pipe-related web sites

Appendix 4. Conversion factors

Index

Review quotes

"Overall…an excellent book that covers the subject in great depth for the benefit of heat pipe designers and users…Engineers will no doubt continue to stretch the boundaries of heat pipe technology, and this book would be a valuable addition to the technical library of any engineer working with heat pipes."—MachineBuilding.net, June, 2014

"…outlines the theory, design, and applications of heat pipes, including their historical development, heat transfer and fluid flow theory relevant to the operation of the classical wicked heat pipe, analytical techniques, components and materials and compatibility data, and testing…This edition has been revised to integrate new information on the underlying theory of heat pipes and heat transfer and has new data on thermosyphons, applications, and manufacturing methods."—ProtoView.com, February 2014

Product details

About the authors

DR

David Reay

Professor Reay manages David Reay & Associates, UK, and he is a Visiting Professor at Northumbria University, Emeritus Professor at Newcastle University, and Honorary Professor Brunel University London, UK. His main research interests are compact heat exchangers, process intensification, and heat pumps. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Thermal Science and Engineering Progress and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Thermofluids, both are published by Elsevier. Prof. Reay is the Author/Co-author of eight other books.
Affiliations and expertise
Manager, David Reay and Associates; Visiting Professor, Northumbria University; Researcher, Newcastle University; Honorary Professor at Nottingham University, UK

RM

Ryan McGlen

Dr McGlen is the Advanced Technology Manager at Boyd’s UK facility, where he leads research and development of future heat pipe technologies and hi-tech commercial applications. Research interests include patented additive manufactured heat pipe technology, heat pipe fluids and materials combinations, novel heat pipe geometry, wick construction and heat pipe functionality. He has over 20 years’ experience in commercial electronic thermal management application, with main focus areas in the Space, Aerospace & Defence and Automotive application. Dr McGlen is a chartered engineer (MIMechE) and is a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor in Practice at Newcastle University.
Affiliations and expertise
Advanced Technology Manager, Boyd Technologies Ashington UK Ltd

PK

Peter Kew

Peter Kew first became involved in heat pipes in the late 1970s as a research officer with International Research and Development (IRD) working on a range of heat transfer and energy conservation projects, including heat pipe development which was then led by David Reay. He has maintained this interest in this area for 40 years at IRD and then as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at Heriot-Watt University and as Associate Head of the University’s School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, responsible for the School’s activities on the Dubai Campus of the University. On retirement from Heriot-Watt he has been active as a consultant.
Affiliations and expertise
Retired Senior Lecturer, Heriot-Watt University, UK, and Associate Head, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Dubai campus

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