A Heat Pipe Design for ARIES-ST Center Post
ARIES Electronic Project Meeting
December 4, 1998
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- at an operating temperature of 160°C, the vapor pressure is 0.618 MPa
(6 atm) and the maximum thermal transport capacity of this heat pipe is 9
kW.
- the center post average adiabatic temperature of 160°C would be reached after one hour from the onset of LOCA.
Fig. 5. The center post average adiabatic temperature.