Research Article

FAST AND PREDICTIVE HEAT PIPE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TOOLBOX: H-PAT

Volume: 42 Number: 1 April 30, 2022
  • Samet Saygan
  • Yiğit Akkuş
  • Zafer Dursunkaya
  • Barbaros Çetin
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FAST AND PREDICTIVE HEAT PIPE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TOOLBOX: H-PAT

Abstract

For the assessment of the thermal performance of heat pipes, a wide range of modeling is available in the literature, ranging from simple capillary limit analyses to comprehensive 3D models. While simplistic models may result in less accurate predictions of heat transfer and operating temperatures, comprehensive models may be computationally expensive. In this study, a universal computational framework is developed for a fast but sufficiently accurate modeling of traditional heat pipes, and an analysis tool based on this framework, named Heat Pipe Analysis Toolbox, in short H-PAT is presented. As a diagnostic tool, H-PAT can predict the fluid flow and heat transfer from a heat pipe under varying heat inputs up to the onset of dryout. During the initial estimation of phase change rates, the solutions of particular thin film phase change models are avoided by specifying an appropriate pattern for the mass flow rate of the liquid along the heat pipe rather than using finite element/volume based methods for the computational domain. With the help of a modular structure, H-PAT can simulate heat pipes with different wick structures as long as an expression for the average liquid velocity and corresponding pressure drop can be introduced. H-PAT is also capable of analyzing heat pipes with variable cross-sections, favorable/unfavorable gravity conditions and utilizes temperature dependent thermo-physical properties at evaporator, condenser and adiabatic regions together with heat input sensitive vapor pressure. In addition, H-PAT performs the computation very fast which also makes it a perfect design tool for researchers and design engineers in the field of thermal management.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mechanical Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Yiğit Akkuş This is me
0000-0001-8978-3934
Türkiye

Zafer Dursunkaya This is me
0000-0003-3711-0361
Türkiye

Barbaros Çetin This is me
0000-0001-9824-4000
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 30, 2022

Submission Date

December 28, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 12, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 42 Number: 1

APA
Saygan, S., Akkuş, Y., Dursunkaya, Z., & Çetin, B. (2022). FAST AND PREDICTIVE HEAT PIPE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TOOLBOX: H-PAT. Journal of Thermal Science and Technology, 42(1), 141-156. https://doi.org/10.47480/isibted.1107492
AMA
1.Saygan S, Akkuş Y, Dursunkaya Z, Çetin B. FAST AND PREDICTIVE HEAT PIPE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TOOLBOX: H-PAT. Journal of Thermal Science and Technology. 2022;42(1):141-156. doi:10.47480/isibted.1107492
Chicago
Saygan, Samet, Yiğit Akkuş, Zafer Dursunkaya, and Barbaros Çetin. 2022. “FAST AND PREDICTIVE HEAT PIPE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TOOLBOX: H-PAT”. Journal of Thermal Science and Technology 42 (1): 141-56. https://doi.org/10.47480/isibted.1107492.
EndNote
Saygan S, Akkuş Y, Dursunkaya Z, Çetin B (April 1, 2022) FAST AND PREDICTIVE HEAT PIPE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TOOLBOX: H-PAT. Journal of Thermal Science and Technology 42 1 141–156.
IEEE
[1]S. Saygan, Y. Akkuş, Z. Dursunkaya, and B. Çetin, “FAST AND PREDICTIVE HEAT PIPE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TOOLBOX: H-PAT”, Journal of Thermal Science and Technology, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 141–156, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.47480/isibted.1107492.
ISNAD
Saygan, Samet - Akkuş, Yiğit - Dursunkaya, Zafer - Çetin, Barbaros. “FAST AND PREDICTIVE HEAT PIPE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TOOLBOX: H-PAT”. Journal of Thermal Science and Technology 42/1 (April 1, 2022): 141-156. https://doi.org/10.47480/isibted.1107492.
JAMA
1.Saygan S, Akkuş Y, Dursunkaya Z, Çetin B. FAST AND PREDICTIVE HEAT PIPE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TOOLBOX: H-PAT. Journal of Thermal Science and Technology. 2022;42:141–156.
MLA
Saygan, Samet, et al. “FAST AND PREDICTIVE HEAT PIPE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TOOLBOX: H-PAT”. Journal of Thermal Science and Technology, vol. 42, no. 1, Apr. 2022, pp. 141-56, doi:10.47480/isibted.1107492.
Vancouver
1.Samet Saygan, Yiğit Akkuş, Zafer Dursunkaya, Barbaros Çetin. FAST AND PREDICTIVE HEAT PIPE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TOOLBOX: H-PAT. Journal of Thermal Science and Technology. 2022 Apr. 1;42(1):141-56. doi:10.47480/isibted.1107492

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