Research on Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Coupled System of Molten Salt Heat Pipe and Thermoelectric Power Generation

A high-temperature heat pipe heat transfer experimental setup was established, and research was conducted on the startup characteristics of heat pipes and the coupled heat transfer of heat pipe thermoelectric generation. Temperature distributions at various positions and their variations over time during the startup and steady-state processes of the heat pipe were obtained by reading thermocouples distributed on the heat pipe and the inner wall of the molten salt tank. The experimental data were organized and compiled into an Excel spreadsheet.