Heat Pipes
Heat Pipes
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Hi,
I am looking into heat pipe technology for transferring heat from a flare tower to a water reservoir.
I have very limited knowledge on heat pipes and I am wondering whether heat can be transferred when the orientation of the heat pipe is vertical and also when the heat source is present at an elevation ('heat in' higher than 'heat out'). Does 'heat out' point has to be always at a higher elevation than 'heat in ' point?
Please have a look at the attached file, it might explain my problem better.
Thanks
I am looking into heat pipe technology for transferring heat from a flare tower to a water reservoir.
I have very limited knowledge on heat pipes and I am wondering whether heat can be transferred when the orientation of the heat pipe is vertical and also when the heat source is present at an elevation ('heat in' higher than 'heat out'). Does 'heat out' point has to be always at a higher elevation than 'heat in ' point?
Please have a look at the attached file, it might explain my problem better.
Thanks





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So no, they don't work in the hot-high, cold-low orientation.
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However, dynamic systems can use refrigerant pumps.
There are also glycol run around systems that may do the trick.
There are static self pumping arrangements that can move heat down, a very simple one is described google bubble action pumps to see a video of a down pumping thermal pump.