Numerical exploration of optimal microgroove shape in loop-heat-pipe evaporator

Impact of Microgroove Shape on Flat Miniature Heat Pipe Efficiency

Miniature heat pipes are considered to be an innovative solution able to dissipate high heat with low working fluid fill charge, provide automatic temperature control, and operate with minimum energy consumption and low noise levels. A theoretical analysis on heat pipe thermal performance using Deionized water or n-pentane as the working fluid has been carried out. Analysis on the maximum heat ...

Performance of Flexible Evaporator for Loop Heat Pipe Technologies

Steady State Model of a Loop Heat Pipe (LHP) With Coherent Porous Silicon (CPS) Wick in the Evaporator

A theoretical study is conducted to explore the effect of different parameters on the performance of a Loop Heat Pipe (LHP). These parameters are evaporator temperature, condenser temperature, total mass charge, the tube size of piping system, and pumping distance between evaporator and condenser. This paper pres ents a steady state model that describes the thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fl...

Numerical study of heat pipe application in heat recovery systems

Heat pipes, as two-phase heat transfer devices with extremely high effective thermal conductivity. They can be cylindrical or planar in structure. Heat pipes can be embedded in a metal cooling plate, which is attached to the heat source, and can also be assembled with fin stack for fluid heat transfer. Due to the high heat transport capacity, heat exchangers with heat pipes have become much sma...

Numerical Analysis of the Bypass Valve in a Loop Heat Pipe

Outline • Background • O bjectives and strategy • Integral thermodynamical analysis • FVM analysis: mathematical model • FVM analysis: status and outstanding tasks Background • Loop Heat Pipe: thermal control of Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer used for extra-terrestrial studies on anti-matter (see UNIBG-talk) • Bypass valve: prevent freezing of working fluid (Propylene) in liquid line by interrupti...