Information Package / Course Catalogue
Heat Pipes Theory and Applications
Course Code: MME616
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

This course offers basic and advanced techniques in the analytical and numerical modelling of various heat pipe systems under a variety of operating conditions and limitations, and the variety of complex and coupled processes of heat and mass transfer in heat pipes

Course Content

Types of heat pipes and applications, Working fluids, Wick structures, Control techniques, Heat characteristics, Heat pipe theory, Capillary limit and temperature characteristics, Sonic, Bubble method, Boiling limit, Heat pipe design and design models, Fabrication of heat pipes, Various applications of heat pipes in energy systems.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Sinan GÜÇLÜER
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn types of heat pipes and applications, working fluids, wick structures
2.To learn control techniques, heat characteristics, heat pipe theory, capillary limit and temperature characteristics
3.To learn sonic, bubble method, boiling limit
4.To learn heat pipe design and design models, fabrication of heat pipes
5.To learn various applications of heat pipes in energy systems
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Reay, D., Kew P., Heat Pipes: Theory, Design, and Applications, 5th edition, Butterwoth-Heinemann, 2006
2.Faghri, A., Heat Pipe Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis, 1st edition, 1995.
3.Peterson, G.P., An Introduction to Heat Pipes:Modelling, Testing, and Applications, Wiley-Interscience, 1994.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Types and Applications of Heat Pipe
Week 2 - Theoretical
Working Fluids
Week 3 - Theoretical
Weak Materials, Control Methods, Heat Characteristics
Week 4 - Theoretical
Heat Pipes Theory
Week 5 - Theoretical
Heat Pipes Theory
Week 6 - Theoretical
Capillary Limitation and Temperature Characteristics
Week 7 - Theoretical
Capillary Limitation and Temperature Characteristics
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Capillary Limitation and Temperature Characteristics, Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Sonic, Drag, and Boiling Limitations
Week 10 - Theoretical
Heat Pipes Design and Design Samples
Week 11 - Theoretical
Heat Pipes Design and Design Samples
Week 12 - Theoretical
Construction of Heat Pipes
Week 13 - Theoretical
Construction of Heat Pipes
Week 14 - Theoretical
Various Applications of Heat Pipes in Energy Systems
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%15
Quiz1%15
Assignment5%5
Term Assignment1%65
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143498
Assignment70535
Individual Work73342
Midterm Examination19211
Final Examination112214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026