INFLUENCE OF THE CORROSION PROCESS ON THERMOTECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEAT PIPES OF LOW-TEMPERATURE RANGE

Results of investigation into the infl uence of a corrosion process on thermotechnical characteristics of heat pipes of low-temperature range are given. The reasons for the change in the thermotechnical characteristics of heat pipes manufactured from copper with various heat-transfer agents during their long-term functioning are considered and analyzed. The obtained data are in satisfactory agreement with the presented models of the corrosion process.
   
Author:  A. I. Rudenko, A. P. Nishchik, E. A. Otrokh, and A. M. Terekh
Keywords:  heat pipe, corrosion process, long-term testing, thermotechnical characteristics, service life
Page:  206