Transient Heat Pipe Modeling Using THROHPUT
Current Capabilities
{ Modeled Phenomena
{ Numerical Models
Main Equation Set
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History
THROHPUT stands for Thermal Hydraulic Response Of
Heat Pipes Under Transients
Developed as a Research Code for my Ph. D. Thesis
(Thesis copies available on request)
Initial Problem:
{ Cylindrical Lithium Heat Pipe (SP-100)
{ Startup from a Frozen State to Steady State Operation
{ Space-based or Terrestrial
{ Three Phases of Lithium & Noncondensable Gas
{ Sintered or Annular Screen Wick
{ Molybdenum Wall
