Investigation of Heat Pipe Drilling Application

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tien-Chien Jen ◽  
Yau Min Chen ◽  
Fern Tuchowski
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Cutting Fluid ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Hole Making ◽  
Wick Structure ◽  
The Operating Mechanism ◽  
State And Local

It’s widely known that hole making is, by a significant margin, the most frequently performed process among metalworking operations. It’s also among the most difficult operations to control from a thermal perspective. The most common cooling method is the use of cutting fluids flooding through the cutting zone. However, disposal of the used fluids is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations. More stringent regulations in environmental pollution are expected in the future, we can expect the cost associated with coolants to continue to rise. Experimental studies implementing the use of a heat pipe to cool the drill and thus reduce the amount of cutting fluid required have been recently conducted. The heat pipe works with no moving parts or electronics and it also offers an effective alternative to removing heat without significant increases in operating temperatures. The operating mechanism of heat pipes have been extensively studied, however, rotating heat pipes with a wick structure has not received adequate attention in the past. In this study, a numerical analysis has been conducted to model the flow in an axially rotating heat pipe. The result shows the transport capacity is strongly affected by changes in the thermal physical properties of the working fluid with the temperature. The rotating speeds have strong effect in the vapor core but this effect is weak in the liquid flow of the wick structure.

Effect of Thin Film Condensation on Thermal Performance of Oscillating Heat Pipes

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. B. Liang ◽  
G. P. Xu
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Liquid Film ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Heat Transport ◽  
Slug Flow ◽  
Thin Liquid Film ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Film Condensation ◽  
Working Fluid

Self-sustainable motions of the slug flow in oscillating heat pipes have been investigated in the paper. Thin film condensation in the capillary channels of the condenser of the oscillating heat pipes was studied. Instability of the thin liquid film on the characteristics of heat pipes was analysed. The extra thermal resistance caused by the thickness of the thin liquid film was taken into account for the numerical simulation of the oscillatory motions of the slug flow in the heat pipes. Saturated temperatures and pressures of the working fluid in the condenser were obtained. Thermoacoustic theory was applied to calculate heat transport through the adiabatic section of the heat pipes. Experimental studies were carried out to understand the heat transfer behaviours of heat pipes. One heat pipe with the working fluid of HFC-134a was evaluated. The heat pipe is made of aluminium plate and has the width of 50 mm and thickness of 1.9 mm. Numerical and experimental results relevant to the heat transport capability of the heat pipe were analysed and compared.

Transient Analysis of a Cylindrical Heat Pipe Considering Different Wick Structures

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Famouri ◽  
M. Mahdi Abdollahzadeh ◽  
Ahmed Abdulshaheed ◽  
GuangHan Huang ◽  
Gerardo Carbajal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Simple Algorithm ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Base Scheme ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Stability And Accuracy ◽  
Energy Equations

Heat pipes have been shown to be one of the most efficient passive cooling devices for electronic cooling. Only a handful of studies were capable of solving transient performances of heat pipes based on realistic assumptions. A segregated finite volume base scheme using SIMPLE algorithm is used along with system pressurization and overall mass balance to solve mass transfer at the interface, continuity, momentum and energy equations. The fluid flow and heat transfer are solved throughout the wick and vapor core and no assumptions are made at the locations where evaporation and condensations occur. Water is the working fluid and variable densities are used for both liquid and vapor phases to account for continuity at the interface as well as inside of wick and vapor core. The wick is modeled as a non-homogeneous porous media and the effective thermal conductivities and viscous properties are calculated for each type of structure separately using the available relations from the literature. In this study, an axisymmetric two-dimensional solver for cylindrical heat pipe is developed using FLUENT package with the help of User Defined Functions (UDFs) and User Defined Scalar (UDS). The model is tested for grid and time step independency and the results show the stability and accuracy of the proposed method. The numerical results of the present study were in good agreement with the data from previous numerical and experimental studies available in the literature. Additionally, two different wick structures were studied to determine its effect on the thermal performance of heat pipes.

Experimental Model to Optimize the Design of Cylindrical Heat Pipes for Solar Collector Application

2013 ◽  
Vol 393 ◽  
pp. 735-740
Author(s):  
Fairosidi Idrus ◽  
Nazri Mohamad ◽  
Ramlan Zailani ◽  
Wisnoe Wirachman ◽  
Mohd Zulkifly Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Pipe Material ◽  
Efficient Design ◽  
Wick Structure ◽  
To Come ◽  
Transfer Device

A heat pipe is a heat-transfer device that use the principles of thermal conductivity and phase change to transfer heat between two ends at almost constant temperature. The thermal peformance of cylindrical heat pipes depends on design parameters such as dimensions of the heat pipe, material, wick structure and the working fluid. An experimental strategy was designed to study the effect of these parameters on the thermal performance of cylindrical heat pipes. The experimental design was conceived by employing the Taguchi method. The final aim of the experiments is to come up with design parameters that will yield optimum thermal performance. This paper presents an efficient design of experiment and the associated experimental setup and procedures to be carried out in order to optimize the design of cylindrical heat pipes.

The Effect of Working Fluid Inventory on the Performance of Revolving Helically Grooved Heat Pipes

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Michael Castle ◽  
Scott K. Thomas ◽  
Kirk L. Yerkes
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Maximum Heat ◽  
Limit Model ◽  
Filling Station ◽  
Capillary Limit ◽  
Helical Groove ◽  
Wick Structure ◽  
Evaporative Heat Transfer

The results of a recently completed experimental and analytical study showed that the capillary limit of a helically-grooved heat pipe (HGHP) was increased significantly when the transverse body force field was increased. This was due to the geometry of the helical groove wick structure. The objective of the present research was to experimentally determine the performance of revolving helically-grooved heat pipes when the working fluid inventory was varied. This report describes the measurement of the geometry of the heat pipe wick structure and the construction and testing of a heat pipe filling station. In addition, an extensive analysis of the uncertainty involved in the filling procedure and working fluid inventory has been outlined. Experimental measurements include the maximum heat transport, thermal resistance and evaporative heat transfer coefficient of the revolving helically grooved heat pipe for radial accelerations of |a⃗r|=0.0, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, and 10.0-g and working fluid fills of G=0.5, 1.0, and 1.5. An existing capillary limit model was updated and comparisons were made to the present experimental data.

A Titanium Based Flat Heat Pipe

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changsong Ding ◽  
Gaurav Soni ◽  
Payam Bozorgi ◽  
Brian Piorek ◽  
Carl D. Meinhart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
High Aspect Ratio ◽  
Capillary Flow ◽  
Titanium Substrate ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Wick Structure

We are developing innovative heat pipes based on Nano-Structured Titania (NST) with a potential for high heat carrying capacity and high thermal conductivity. These heat pipes have a flat geometry as opposed to a cylindrical geometry found in conventional heat pipes. The flatness will enable a good contact with microprocessor chips and thus reduce the thermal contact resistance. We refer to it as a Thermal Ground Plane (TGP) because of its flat and thin geometry. It will provide the ability to cool the future generations of power intensive microprocessor chips and circuit boards in an efficient way. It also brings the potential to function in high temperature (>150°C) fields because of its high yield strength and compatibility [1]. The TGP is fabricated with Titanium. It adopts the recently developed high aspect ratio Ti processing techniques [2] and laser packaging techniques. The three main components of the TGP are 1) a fine wick structure based on arrays of high aspect ratio Ti pillars and hair like structures of Nano-Structured Titania (NST), 2) A shallow Ti cavity welded onto the wick structure and 3) the working fluid, water, sealed between the cavity and the wick. The heat carrying capacity and the thermal conductivity of a heat pipe are generally determined by the speed of capillary flow of the working fluid through its wick. The TGP wick has the potential to generate high flow rates and to meet the growing challenges faced by electronics cooling community. The TGP wick structure, developed by etching high aspect ratio pillars in a titanium substrate and growing nano scale hairs on the surface of the pillars, is super hydrophilic and capable of wicking water at velocities ∼ 10−2 m/s over distances of several centimeters. The thermal conductivity of the current TGP device was measured to be k = 350 W/m·K. The completed TGP device has the potential of attaining a higher conductivity by improving the wicking material and of carrying higher power density. Washburn equation [3] for dynamics of capillary flow has been employed to explain the results of our experiments. The experiment shows a good agreement with Washburn equation.

Steady State Modeling of a Rotating Heat Pipe With a Composite Wick Structure

Volume 3 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A. Jankowski ◽  
J. A. Waynert ◽  
F. C. Prenger ◽  
A. Razani
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Round Cross Section ◽  
State Heat ◽  
Pipe Model ◽  
Axis Of Rotation ◽  
Wick Structure ◽  
Steady State Heat

A steady state heat pipe model, capable of calculating temperature and pressure distributions in the working fluid of a rotating heat pipe, is described here. The model can predict the performance of rotating heat pipes with a round cross-section, containing an annular gap composite wick structure. In addition to straight heat pipes, with a longitudinal axis that may or may not coincide with the axis of rotation, the model also allows for simulation of bent heat pipes. Using this model, results are generated for a bent heat pipe proposed for use in cooling rotating machinery. For the bent heat pipe, the condenser and adiabatic sections coincide with the axis of rotation, while the evaporator consists of an off-axis eccentrically rotating component, and a bend that allows for portion of the evaporator to be nearly perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The presence of the composite wick allows for heat pipe operation in both the rotating and stationary operating modes. Model results for the stationary operating mode compare favorably to the steady state heat pipe analysis code HTPIPE [1]. These comparisons for the stationary operating limit are significant, since HTPIPE has been benchmarked against experimental heat pipe data for nearly 30 years. As the rotational speed is increased, the rotation induced forces are used to drive the liquid flow to the evaporator. At high rotation rates, the liquid recedes from the wick, and forms a thin layer against the inside wall of the heat pipe. The results show that when a stable liquid layer is formed against the wall of the pipe, the shear stress opposes the rotation induced forces acting on the liquid, and limits the magnitude of the pressure and temperature rises in the working fluid (from the values predicted using a hydrostatic approximation).

Novel Fluorescent Visualization Method to Characterize Transport Properties in Micro/Nano Heat Pipe Wick Structures

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pramod Chamarthy ◽  
H. Peter J. de Bock ◽  
Boris Russ ◽  
Shakti Chauhan ◽  
Brian Rush ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pipe ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Gravitational Force ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Electronics Cooling ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
High Permeability ◽  
Permeability Characteristics ◽  
Wick Structure ◽  
Initial Results

Heat pipes have been gaining a lot of popularity in electronics cooling applications due to their ease of operation, reliability, and high effective thermal conductivity. An important component of a heat pipe is the wick structure, which transports the condensate from condenser to evaporator. The design of wick structures is complicated by competing requirements to create high capillary driving forces and maintain high permeability. While generating large pore sizes will help achieve high permeability, it will significantly reduce the wick’s capillary performance. This study presents a novel experimental method to simultaneously measure capillary and permeability characteristics of the wick structures using fluorescent visualization. This technique will be used to study the effects of pore size and gravitational force on the flow-related properties of the wick structures. Initial results are presented on wick samples visually characterized from zero to nine g acceleration on a centrifuge. These results will provide a tool to understand the physics involved in transport through porous structures and help in the design of high performance heat pipes.

scholarly journals The effect of operating parameters on the heat transfer in the heat pipe

2021 ◽  
Vol 2119 (1) ◽  
pp. 012088
Author(s):  
A. A. Litvintceva ◽  
N. I. Volkov ◽  
N. I. Vorogushina ◽  
V. A. Moskovskikh ◽  
V. V. Cheverda
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Temperature Difference ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Temperature Stabilization ◽  
Ir Camera ◽  
Fluid Properties

Abstract Heat pipes are a good solution for temperature stabilization, for example, of microelectronics, because these kinds of systems are without any moving parts. Experimental research of the effect of operating parameters on the heat transfer in a cylindrical heat pipe has been conducted. The effect of the working fluid properties and the porous layer thickness on the heat flux and temperature difference in the heat pipe has been investigated. The temperature field of the heat pipe has been investigated using the IR-camera and K-type thermocouples. The data obtained by IR-camera and K-type thermocouples have been compared. It is demonstrated the power transferred from the evaporator to the condenser is a linear function of the temperature difference between them.

scholarly journals An investigation on effect of EDL on heat transfer of micro heat pipe with square and triangular cross section

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 309
Author(s):  
Maryam Fallah Abbasi ◽  
Hossein Shokouhmand ◽  
Morteza Khayat
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Double Layer ◽  
Electric Double Layer ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
The Body ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Micro Heat Pipe ◽  
Micro Heat Pipes

Electronic industries have always been trying to improve the efficiency of electronic devices with small dimensions through thermal management of this equipment, thus increasing the use of small thermal sinks. In this study micro heat pipes with triangular and square cross sections have been manufactured and tested. One of the main objectives is to obtain an understanding of micro heat pipes and their role in energy transmission with electrical double layer (EDL). Micro heat pipes are highly efficient heat transfer devices, which use the continuous evaporation/condensation of a suitable working fluid for two-phase heat transport in a closed system. Since the latent heat of vaporization is very large, heat pipes transport heat at small temperature difference, with high rates. Because of variety of advantage features these devices have found a number of applications both in space and terrestrial technologies. The theory of operation micro heat pipes with EDL is described and the micro heat pipe has been studied. The temperature distribution have achieved through five thermocouples installed on the body. Water and different solution mixture of water and ethanol have used to investigate effect of the electric double layer heat transfer. It was noticed that the electric double layer of ionized fluid has caused reduction of heat transfer.

Metallic Mesh as Capillary Structure Applied in Heat Pipe Heat Exchanger for Heat Recovery

2014 ◽  
Vol 1082 ◽  
pp. 309-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diogo L.F. Santos ◽  
Larissa S. Marquardt ◽  
Paulo H.D. Santos ◽  
Thiago Antonini Alves
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Capillary Structure ◽  
Porous Wick ◽  
Metallic Mesh ◽  
Heat Loads ◽  
Pipe Heat

This work presents a theoretical and experimental analysis of a heat exchanger assisted by five heat pipes made of copper with a metallic mesh 100 of stainless steel which was used as capillary structure. All heat pipes used water as the working fluid and were designed based on the capillary limit model. The heat pipes were developed and tested under heat loads varying from 20 to 50 W before application into the heat exchanger. The theoretical and experimental results were compared and all heat pipes worked satisfactorily. Thereafter, it is presented the development of heat pipe heat exchanger which was tested under heat loads varying from 100 to 250 W. The highest temperature measured on the external surface of the heat pipes was 90 oC and the heat exchanger thermal efficiency varied from 74 to 80%. It is showed that the use of a stainless steel mesh as a porous wick was proved to work successfully in heat pipes.

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