Study 1
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In the Model Builder window, click Study 1.
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In the Settings window for Study, type Study 1 - Dry Wick in the Label text field.
Material Sweep
In order to select the state of our material switch “Fluid in Wick” to correspond to the dry case, a material sweep is added to the study, but is only given a single case, the index (1) of our first material in the switch, “Gas: water 1”.
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In the Study toolbar, click  Material Sweep.
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In the Settings window for Material Sweep, locate the Study Settings section.
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Click  Add.
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In the table, enter the following settings:
Switch
Cases
Case numbers
Fluid in wick (sw1)
User defined
1
Step 1: Stationary
1
In the Model Builder window, under Study 1 click Step 1: Stationary.
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In the Settings window for Stationary, locate the Physics and Variables Selection section.
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In the table, clear the Solve for checkboxes for Laminar Flow (spf) and Brinkman Equations (br).
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In the Study toolbar, click  Compute.
Once the solver is done, look at the temperature profile along the heat pipe for this “dry” case.