Week Six Update

Last week we tested our heat pipe using acetone as the heat transfer fluid. It went well, giving us an overall higher temperature at stabilization than using water did.
Here is the data from that test:

Time (sec)	Temperature (°F)
60	115
90	123
120	128
150	131
180	137
210	140
240	144
270	147
300	149
330	153
360	156
390	158
420	160
450	161

We decided not to test methanol like we had planned, as we don't really have the equipment necessary to do it safely. This week we have been working on our draft for our final report. In lab we plan to test our heat pipe again, with water and acetone, to confirm the results we got previously.