期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES
卷 179, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2022.107614
关键词
Pulsating heat pipe; Wicking layer; Evaporation and condensation; Heat transport mechanism
资金
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University [G-YW5D, 99ZZ, 1-BE1F]
- Research Grants Council of Hong Kong [PolyU 252029/19E]
- Innovation and Technology Fund of Hong Kong [ITS/093/19]
- PolyU AoEC Project: Wearable Technology for Personal Thermal Management [ZE1H]
In this study, a numerical model of WPHP was built to investigate the effects of wicking layer property and inclination angle on the heat pipe thermal performance. The results showed that the wicking layer could enhance the thermal performance of the heat pipe at certain filling ratios, but performed worse than traditional heat pipe at low filling ratio.
Pulsating heat pipe (PHP) has attracted much attention due to its simple structure and high thermal performance. Incorporating a wicking layer in the PHP is considered to be a promising approach to enhance the PHP thermal performance, but its heat transfer mechanism is still unclear. In this study, we built a numerical model of WPHP (viz. single loop PHP with a wicking layer) to explore the effects of the wicking layer property and the inclination angle on the heat pipe thermal performance under different filling ratios of 30%, 50%, and 70%. This model regarded the fluid circulation within the heat pipe as compressible flow and considered the variations of the saturated temperature and latent heat. We found that the working fluid performed as a mist flow in the WPHP and exhibited a sudden liquid condensation within the WPHP channel at the filling ratios of 50% and 70%, which could enhance the heat pipe thermal performance by 57% and 76%, respectively. However, the WPHP worked as a traditional heat pipe at the low filling ratio of 30%, with the performance even worse than SPHP (viz. single loop PHP with smooth wall). This study is significant for the thermal performance enhancement of pulsating heat pipes incorporating wicking layers.
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