User's Manual for Hptam: A Two-Dimensional Heat Pipe Transient Analysis Model, Including the Startup from a Frozen State

By National Aeronautics and Space Administration

This report describes the user's manual for 'HPTAM, ' a two-dimensional Heat Pipe Transient Analysis Model. HPTAM is described in detail in the UNM-ISNPS-3-1995 report which accompanies the present manual. The model offers a menu that lists a number of working fluids and wall and wick materials from which the user can choose. HPTAM is capable of simulating the startup of heat pipes from either a fully-thawed or frozen condition of the working fluid in the wick structure. The manual includes instructions for installing and running HPTAM on either a UNIX, MS-DOS or VMS operating system. Samples for input and output files are also provided to help the user with the code. Tournier, Jean-Michel and El-Genk, Mohamed S. Unspecified Cente

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1730960863
• ISBN13: 9781730960864
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"