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Main Authors: Wang, Ziyi, Zhang, Huang, Huang, Shanfang
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.11518
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author Wang, Ziyi
Zhang, Huang
Huang, Shanfang
author_facet Wang, Ziyi
Zhang, Huang
Huang, Shanfang
contents Heat pipe is an efficient heat transfer element based on two-phase natural circulation, which has advantages of simple structure, strong heat transfer ability, and good isothermal performance. Heat pipes are widely used in heat transfer and other fields, and especially have important applications in nuclear engineering. One of its most important characteristics is the heat transfer limit. In this work, heat transfer limits are first reviewed, and the detailed calculation equations are presented. Then, a Matlab code to calculate heat transfer limits as well as the thermal conductance are provided. Second, an experimental setup for testing the heat transfer characteristics of heat pipes was developed, which could be used to measure the thermal conductance as well as the heat transfer limits. The calculated results show that, for water heat pipes, the capillary limit mainly affects heat transfer in low temperature conditions, while in high temperature conditions, boiling limit dominates. In addition, the experiment results show that the thermal conductance of the measured heat pipe is 7267 W/(m^2*K), which agrees with the calculation result.
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spellingShingle Theoretical and Experimental Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Water Heat Pipe
Wang, Ziyi
Zhang, Huang
Huang, Shanfang
Applied Physics
Heat pipe is an efficient heat transfer element based on two-phase natural circulation, which has advantages of simple structure, strong heat transfer ability, and good isothermal performance. Heat pipes are widely used in heat transfer and other fields, and especially have important applications in nuclear engineering. One of its most important characteristics is the heat transfer limit. In this work, heat transfer limits are first reviewed, and the detailed calculation equations are presented. Then, a Matlab code to calculate heat transfer limits as well as the thermal conductance are provided. Second, an experimental setup for testing the heat transfer characteristics of heat pipes was developed, which could be used to measure the thermal conductance as well as the heat transfer limits. The calculated results show that, for water heat pipes, the capillary limit mainly affects heat transfer in low temperature conditions, while in high temperature conditions, boiling limit dominates. In addition, the experiment results show that the thermal conductance of the measured heat pipe is 7267 W/(m^2*K), which agrees with the calculation result.
title Theoretical and Experimental Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Water Heat Pipe
topic Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.11518