| Title | Unstable Heat Pipes |
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| Authors | McGuinness, M.J. and Pruess, K. |
| Year | 1987 |
| Conference | New Zealand Geothermal Workshop |
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| Abstract | Heat pipes are an important feature of models of vapor-dominated geothermal reservoirs. Numerical experiments reveal that a vapordominated heat pipe is unstable if pressure controlled at shallow levels. This instability is discussed in physical terms,and some implications for geothermal reservoirs are considered. |