• Title of article

    An experimental investigation on the gravity assisted solar heat pipe under the climatic conditions of Tunisia

  • Author/Authors

    Elmosbahi، نويسنده , , M.S. and Dahmouni، نويسنده , , A.W. and Kerkeni، نويسنده , , C. and Guizani، نويسنده , , A.A. and Ben Nasrallah، نويسنده , , S.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
  • Pages
    12
  • From page
    594
  • To page
    605
  • Abstract
    This paper deals with an experimental investigation of the effect of the working fluid inventory on the performance of the gravity assisted solar heat pipe. Measurements of solar flux and the temperature in different positions over the heat pipe have permitted us to evaluate the performance of the system for different working conditions. Results prove that the optimum performance is observed when the 2/3 of evaporator volume is filled with methanol.
  • Keywords
    heat pipe , heat input , Solar energy , Working fluid inventory
  • Journal title
    Energy Conversion and Management
  • Serial Year
    2012
  • Journal title
    Energy Conversion and Management
  • Record number

    2336322