scholarly journals Experimental study on the performance limitation of micro heat pipes of non circular cross-sections

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lutful Mahmood ◽  
Razzaq Akhanda
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Electric Heater ◽  
Condenser Section ◽  
Inclination Angles ◽  
Micro Heat Pipes

An experimental study of three different cross-sections (circular, semicircular and rectangular) of micro heat pipes having same hydraulic diameter (D= 3mm) is carried out at three different inclination angles (0?, 45?, 90?) using water as the working fluid. Evaporator section of the pipe is heated by an electric heater and the condenser section is cooled by water circulation in an annular space between the condenser section and the water jacket. Temperatures at different locations of the pipe are measured using five calibrated K type thermocouples. Heat supply is varied using a voltage regulator which is measured by a precision ammeter and a voltmeter. It is found that thermal performance tends to deteriorate as the micro heat pipe is flattened. Thus among all cross-sections of the pipes circular cross-section exhibits the best thermal performance followed by semicircular and rectangular cross-sections. Moreover maximum heat transfer capability of the pipes also decreases with decreasing of its inclination angle. A correlation is developed using all the gathered data of the present study to predict the heat transfer coefficient of micro heat pipes of different cross-sections placed at different inclination angles.

Circulation Effectiveness of Working Fluid in Inclined Micro Heat Pipes

2015 ◽  
Vol 789-790 ◽  
pp. 422-425
Author(s):  
Fun Liang Chang ◽  
Yew Mun Hung
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Circulation Rate ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
High Heat Flux ◽  
Micro Heat Pipe ◽  
Micro Heat Pipes

Micro heat pipe is a two-phase heat transfer device offering effective high heat-flux removal in electronics cooling. Essentially, micro heat pipe relies on the phase change processes, namely evaporation and condensation, and the circulation of working fluid to function as heat transfer equipment. The vast applications of micro heat pipe in portable appliances necessitate its functionality under different orientations with respect to gravity. Therefore, its thermal performance is strongly related to its orientation. By incorporating solid wall conduction, together with the continuity, momentum, and energy equations of the working fluid, a mathematical model is developed to investigate the heat and fluid flow characteristics of inclined micro heat pipes. We investigate both the favorable and adverse effects of gravity on the circulation rate which is intimately related to the thermal performance of micro heat pipes. The effects of gravity, through the angle of inclination, on the circulation strength and heat transport capacity are analysed. This study serves as a useful analytical tool in the micro heat pipe design and performance analysis, associated with different inclinations and operating conditions.

Experimental study of thermohydraulic characteristics and irreversibility analysis of novel axial corrugated tube with spring tape inserts

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 30901
Author(s):  
Suvanjan Bhattacharyya ◽  
Debraj Sarkar ◽  
Ulavathi Shettar Mahabaleshwar ◽  
Manoj K. Soni ◽  
M. Mohanraj
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Heat Exchanger Tube ◽  
Heat Transfer Augmentation ◽  
Corrugated Tube ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Exchanger Tube

The current study experimentally investigates the heat transfer augmentation on the novel axial corrugated heat exchanger tube in which the spring tape is introduced. Air (Pr = 0.707) is used as a working fluid. In order to augment the thermohydraulic performance, a corrugated tube with inserts is offered. The experimental study is further extended by varying the important parameters like spring ratio (y = 1.5, 2.0, 2.5) and Reynolds number (Re = 10 000–52 000). The angular pitch between the two neighboring corrugations and the angle of the corrugation is kept constant through the experiments at β = 1200 and α = 600 respectively, while two different corrugations heights (h) are analyzed. While increasing the corrugation height and decreasing the spring ratio, the impact of the swirling effect improves the thermal performance of the system. The maximum thermal performance is obtained when the corrugation height is h = 0.2 and spring ratio y = 1.5. Eventually, correlations for predicting friction factor (f) and Nusselt number (Nu) are developed.

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.

Optimization of Wettability Gradient for Enhancement of Thermal Performance of Micro Heat Pipes

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjinder Singh ◽  
Naresh Varma Datla ◽  
Supreet Singh Bahga ◽  
Sasidhar Kondaraju
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Variable Mass ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Maximum Heat ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Maximum Heat Transfer ◽  
Integration Density ◽  
Heat Transfer Capacity ◽  
Micro Heat Pipes

Continuous increase in the integration density of microelectronic units necessitates the use of MHPs with enhanced thermal performance. Recently, the use of wettability gradients have been shown to enhance the heat transfer capacity of MHPs. In this paper, we present an optimization of axial wettability gradient to maximize the heat transfer capacity of the MHP. We use an experimentally validated mathematical model and interior point method to optimize the wettability gradient. For our analysis, we consider two cases wherein (i) the mass of working fluid is constrained, (ii) mass of working fluid is a design variable. Compared to MHP with uniform high wettability and filled with a fixed mass of working fluid, optimization of the wettability gradient leads to 65% enhancement in heat transfer capacity. Similar comparisons for MHP filled with variable mass of working fluid shows more than 90% increase in the maximum heat transfer capacity due to optimization of wettability gradient.

Effects of Surface Coating of Nanoparticles on Thermal Performance of Open Loop Pulsating Heat Pipes

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Taslimifar ◽  
Maziar Mohammadi ◽  
Ali Adibnia ◽  
Hossein Afshin ◽  
Mohammad Hassan Saidi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Surface Coating ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Pulsating Heat Pipe ◽  
Performance Of Heat Transfer

Homogenous dispersing of nanoparticles in a base fluid is an excellent way to increase the thermal performance of heat transfer devices especially Heat Pipes (HPs). As a wickless, cheap and efficient heat pipe, Pulsating Heat Pipes (PHPs) are important candidates for thermal application considerations. In the present research an Open Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe (OLPHP) is fabricated and tested experimentally. The effects of working fluid namely, water, Silica Coated ferrofluid (SC ferrofluid), and ferrofluid without surface coating of nanoparticles (ferrofluid), charging ratio, heat input, and application of magnetic field on the overall thermal performance of the OLPHPs are investigated. Experimental results show that ferrofluid has better heat transport capability relative to SC ferrofluid. Furthermore, application of magnetic field improves the heat transfer performance of OLPHPs charged with both ferrofluids.

Two Different Types of Axially-Grooved Heat Pipes and Thermal Performance Comparison

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Chi ◽  
Yong Tang ◽  
Le-Lun Jiang ◽  
Zhen-Ping Wan ◽  
Min-Qiang Pan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Performance Comparison ◽  
Maximum Heat ◽  
Horizontal Orientation ◽  
Maximum Heat Transfer ◽  
Inclination Angles ◽  
The One

Heat pipes have been widely applied to the cooling of microelectronics chips at present. In this paper, to conduct a comparative study on heat pipe performance with different groove structures, two types of axially-grooved heat pipe were manufactured by spinning and secondary broaching respectively. The heat pipe A formed by spinning has homogeneous 55 U-shaped grooves on the inner wall. The grooves with depth of 220μm, width of 200μm and groove angle of 15° are smooth. While the inner wall of the heat pipe B fabricated by secondary broaching is scored and the grooves are heterogeneous. The comparison of heat transfer performance and start-up of two heat pipes are analyzed and investigated under different orientations and heat loads. Experimental results show that the heat pipe formed by spinning has a stronger level of heat transfer capabilities than heat pipe formed by secondary broaching. The maximum heat transfer rate for the heat pipe formed by spinning is almost 70Watts, while the one for the heat pipe fabricated by secondary broaching is only 20Watts. The minimum thermal resistance of the heat pipe A and B was 0.020°C/W and 0.068°C/W respectively. At positive inclination angles in gravity-assisted condition, the thermal performance of both two heat pipe have not obvious difference with at horizontal orientation. But at negative inclination angles in anti-gravity condition, the gravity will play an important role on grooved heat pipes.

Experimental Study of Subcooled Pool Boiling Heat Transfer on Metal Foam

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Shi ◽  
Anthony M. Jacobi ◽  
Zhenqian Chen
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Metal Foam ◽  
Pool Boiling ◽  
Metal Foams ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Maximum Heat ◽  
Pool Boiling Heat Transfer

The present experimental study is focused on subcooled pool boiling heat transfer on aluminum metal foam at atmospheric pressure. Experiments are conducted with open-cell metal foam of different porosity and different thickness, using water as the working fluid. The surface superheat ranges up to 15 °C, with maximum heat flux of about 30 W/cm2. The thermal performance of pool boiling on metal foams is compared to that on a roughened copper surface of the same dimensions. The thickness and the geometry of metal foams significantly influence the pool boiling heat transfer coefficient. The effect of orientation on the thermal performance in metal foam is also studied. The surface temperature excursion at boiling incipience and small hysteresis is observed in the experiments. When the metal foam thickness is reduced, hysteresis becomes more significant.

scholarly journals Experimental study on heat transfer characteristics of a modified two-phase closed thermosyphon

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (6 Part A) ◽  
pp. 2481-2489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babak Aghel ◽  
Masoud Rahimi ◽  
Saeed Almasi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Adiabatic Section

This study investigated the heat transfer characteristics of modified two-phase closed thermosyphon (TPCT) using water as the working fluid. In the modified TPCT, to reduce thermal resistance, a small TPCT was inserted inside the adiabatic section. For both the plain and modified thermosyphons the performances were determined at various heat inputs from 71-960 W. The results showed that the modified TPCT had less temperature difference between the evaporator and condenser sections than the plain one. According to the experimental data, in the modified TPCT, the thermal performance increased up to 20% over that of the unmodified one.

scholarly journals Kinerja Termal Pipa Kalor Tembaga pada Fluida Kerja Air

Jurnal METTEK ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
David Febraldo ◽  
Wayan Nata Septiadi ◽  
Ketut Astawa
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Resistance ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Temperature Difference ◽  
Heating Temperature ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Fluid Temperature ◽  
Two Phase

Pipa kalor (Heat pipe) merupakan salah satu teknologi penukar kalor dua fase sistem pasif, pipa kalor itu sendiri memiliki struktur dengan konduktivitas termal tinggi, hal ini memungkinkan transportasi panas dengan mempertahankan perbedaan suhu sehingga seragam di sepanjang bagian yang dipanaskan dan didinginkan. Kinerja termal pipa kalor dapat ditentukan dari nilai hambatan panas. Ketika hambatan panas bernilai kecil, maka laju perpindahan kalor meningkat begitu pula sebaliknya. Pengujian kinerja termal  pipa kalor tembaga pada fluida kerja air telah dilakukan. Kinerja termal dapat diamati dari hasil pengambilan data temperatur dan pengolahan data. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan perbedaan temperatur antara temperatur pemanas dan dan temperatur fluida terus meningkat dengan kenaikan laju perpindahan panas dari variasi beban pemanasan 70 volt, 90 volt, 110 vot, 130 volt, dan 150 volt. Heat pipe is a passive two-phase heat exchanger technology, heat pipe itself has a structure with high thermal conductivity, this allows heat transportation by maintaining a uniform temperature difference along the heated and cooled part. Thermal performance of heat pipes can be determined from the value of heat resistance. When heat resistance is small, the heat transfer rate increases and vice versa. Testing the thermal performance of copper heat pipes on the working fluid of water has been carried out. Thermal performance can be observed from the results of temperature data collection and data processing. The results of this study indicate the temperature difference between heating temperature and fluid temperature continues to increase with increasing heat transfer rates from variations in heating loads of 70 volts, 90 volts, 110 vot, 130 volts, and 150 volts.

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