MY SIMULATOR · VIRTUAL LABORATORY

LUMENWICK / HP–6

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT · V 1.0

PHYSICS ENGINE LIVE

THERMAL TRANSPORT · LIVE MODEL

Capillary Heat Pipe

Two-phase evaporation · vapour transport · wick return

01 / EVAPORATORHEAT INPUT →

02 / CONDENSER→ HEAT REJECTION

LIVE TELEMETRY / THERMAL LOOP

STABLE LOOP

Evaporator

24.0°C

HEATER SURFACE

Condenser

24.0°C

SINK INTERFACE

Vapour transport

0.0W

LATENT HEAT FLOW

Capillary limit

AVAILABLE TRANSPORT

EVAP COND

FLOW LIMIT

ΔP_cap = 2σ cos θ / r_p

Liquid returns through the porous wick via capillary suction, against viscous pressure losses and elevation head.

Wick saturation100%

Capillary ΔP—

Gravity ΔP—

Loop mass flow—

Heat delivered0 J

Heat rejected0 J

Energy closure0.00 J

Model time0.0 s