Week 8

          This week in lab, the final report draft was reviewed and questions were asked to the leading fellow. Doubts about the calculations and formulas were voiced, and the fellow responded that it was best if the final report included formulas associated with heat pipes even if the formulas weren't actually used. So, in the future, the final report will include formulas, such as the ones involved with the sonic limit, boiling limit, capillary limit, and entrainment limit. The fellow also mentioned that the final report was allowed to exceed more than the eight page limit, as long as the extra information included is relevant to the topic at hand.               

           The heat pipe was tested once again. Similar to the last trial, the heat pipe was placed in a vertical position during testing. Instead of 100mL, 50mL of distilled water filled the heat pipe. The results obtained showed that the heat within the pipe reached up to 150°F. 50mL of fluid was used because it was perceived that filling one-fourth of the pipe with fluid would be the best for the pipe's overall performance. But, after studying the results, it was decided that adding extra water would probably allow the heat within the pipe to reach a much higher temperature, which would be ideal so that the heat pipe could be used to cool down solar panels.

            The following is a picture that shows the testing of the heat pipe:

Two group members testing the heat pipe while another member records the results