NDLI: Performance of Glass Heat Pipes for Solar Thermoelectric Energy Systems

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Miljkovic, Nenad Evelyn, N. Wang
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	The development of high performance thermal management strategies offers opportunities to increase energy conversion efficiencies for solar thermoelectric systems. In particular, heat pipes and two-phase thermosyphons have received increased interest due to their ability to passively and efficiently transport heat using liquid phase-change. However, the high manufacturing and materials costs limit the broad utilization of such cooling solutions. In this work, we investigate heat pipe designs using glass where the manufacturing methods can be inexpensive for solar thermoelectric systems. We developed an analytical model based on dimensionless thermal resistances that determines how material properties, geometry, scaling and solar concentration affect heat transfer performance. We simultaneously investigated the feasibility of three realistic heat pipe solar thermoelectric systems. The results from the work offer design guidelines for the development of high performance, low cost heat pipes for solar thermoelectric systems.
Sponsorship	Heat Transfer Division
Starting Page	547
Ending Page	556
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780791849422
DOI	10.1115/IHTC14-22816
e-ISBN	9780791838792
Volume Number	2010 14th International Heat Transfer Conference, Volume 7
Conference Proceedings	2010 14th International Heat Transfer Conference
Language	English
Publisher Date	2010-08-08
Publisher Place	Washington, DC, USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Cooling Glass Energy / power systems Design Geometry Heat Heat pipes Solar energy Energy conversion Materials properties Thermal management Manufacturing Heat transfer
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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