Much attention has been given to the possibility of enhancing the heat transfer rate by superimposing pulsation on a mean flow inside a confined passageway. Industrial applications can be found in Stifling engines and reciprocating cycles, to name a few. A perusal of the relevant literature reveals that pulsating flows in a pipe and the attendant heat transfer have been the subject of several a...

A mathematical model predicting the oscillating motion in an oscillating heat pipe is developed. The model considers the vapor bubble as the gas spring for the oscillating motions including effects of operating temperature, non-linear vapor bulk modulus, and temperature difference between the evaporator and the condenser. Combining the oscillating motion predicted by the model, a mathematical m...