Preliminary Experiment ofVertical Straight Wickless-Heat Pipe as Passive Cooling System in Irradiator

Authors

  • Kukuh Prayogo Heat Transfer Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering Universitas Indonesia,Kampus UI, Depok 16424, Indonesia
  • Nandy Putra Heat Transfer Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering Universitas Indonesia,Kampus UI, Depok 16424, Indonesia
  • Mukhsinun Hadi Kusuma Center for Nuclear Reactor Technology and Safety, National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia (BATAN), Kawasan Puspiptek Serpong, Tangerang Selatan 15314, Indonesia
  • Adi Winarta Heat Transfer Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering Universitas Indonesia,Kampus UI, Depok 16424, Indonesia
  • Bambang Ariantara Heat Transfer Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering Universitas Indonesia,Kampus UI, Depok 16424, Indonesia

Keywords:

Vertical straight wickless-heat pipe, passive cooling system, decay heat generation, Iradiator Gamma Merah Putih

Abstract

The multipurpose Irradiator in Indonesia with capacity of 2 MCi Co-60 radioactive source was built to support food security. When not operated,the Co-60is stored in the pool to keep the radiation not to exposure to environment.The decay heat generation of Co-60 could increase the pool water temperature. To improve safety especially during SBO conditions,the pool water should be passively cooled using a vertical straight wickless-heat pipe. The objectiveof this experimental studyis to investigate the heat transfer phenomenaand the thermal performance of the vertical straight wickless-heat pipe as passive cooling system in the irradiator pool. Vertical straight wickless-heat pipe with inner diameter of 57 mm and total length of 1000 mm was charged with demineralized water of working fluid with filling ratio of 55%. This experiment was conducted with varied pool temperature, and air coolant velocity in the condenser section.The experiment results obtained that the lowest thermal resistance of wickless-heat pipe is 0.03°C/W when heat pipe is operated at pool temperature of 90ºC and air coolant velocity of 1 m/s. It can be concluded that the vertical straight wickless-heat pipe has good thermal performanceto absorb the heat generation in the irradiator pool. The results of this study are expected to provide a more complete management thermal knowledge to improve the safety ofIrradiator.

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Published

2024-03-28

How to Cite

Kukuh Prayogo, Nandy Putra, Mukhsinun Hadi Kusuma, Adi Winarta, & Bambang Ariantara. (2024). Preliminary Experiment ofVertical Straight Wickless-Heat Pipe as Passive Cooling System in Irradiator. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 55(2), 264–271. Retrieved from https://semarakilmu.com.my/journals/index.php/fluid_mechanics_thermal_sciences/article/view/3076

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