Experimental Investigation of a Flexible Bellows Heat Pipe for Cooling Discrete Heat Sources

1990 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 602-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. R. Babin ◽  
G. P. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Computer Model ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Discrete Heat Sources ◽  
Operational Characteristics ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Experimental Values ◽  
Operating Temperature Range

A computer model was developed to aid in the design of a flexible bellows heat pipe for cooling small discrete heat sources or arrays of small heat sources. This model was used to evaluate the operational characteristics and performance limitations of these heat pipes and to formulate and optimize a series of conceptual designs. Three flexible bellows heat pipes approximately 40 mm in length and 6 mm in diameter were constructed and tested using three different wick configurations. The test pipes were found to be boiling limited over most of the operating temperature range tested. Heat fluxes in excess of 200 W/cm2 were obtained and thermal resistance values of less than 0.7 °C/W were measured. Although the computer model slightly underestimated the experimentally determined transport limit for one of the wicking configurations, the remaining transport predictions were consistently within 8 percent of the experimental values.

scholarly journals Transport in Flat Heat Pipes at High Heat Fluxes From Multiple Discrete Sources

2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Unnikrishnan Vadakkan ◽  
Suresh V. Garimella ◽  
Jayathi Y. Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Density Change ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Discrete Heat Sources ◽  
Energy Equations

A three-dimensional model has been developed to analyze the transient and steady-state performance of flat heat pipes subjected to heating with multiple discrete heat sources. Three-dimensional flow and energy equations are solved in the vapor and liquid regions, along with conduction in the wall. Saturated flow models are used for heat transfer and fluid flow through the wick. In the wick region, the analysis uses an equilibrium model for heat transfer and a Brinkman-Forchheimer extended Darcy model for fluid flow. Averaged properties weighted with the porosity are used for the wick analysis. The state equation is used in the vapor core to relate density change to the operating pressure. The density change due to pressurization of the vapor core is accounted for in the continuity equation. Vapor flow, temperature and hydrodynamic pressure fields are computed at each time step from coupled continuity/momentum and energy equations in the wick and vapor regions. The mass flow rate at the interface is obtained from the application of kinetic theory. Predictions are made for the magnitude of heat flux at which dryout would occur in a flat heat pipe. The input heat flux and the spacing between the discrete heat sources are studied as parameters. The location in the heat pipe at which dryout is initiated is found to be different from that of the maximum temperature. The location where the maximum capillary pressure head is realized also changes during the transient. Axial conduction through the wall and wick are seen to play a significant role in determining the axial temperature variation.

Prediction of Dryout in Flat Heat Pipes at High Heat Fluxes From Multiple Discrete Sources

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Unnikrishnan Vadakkan ◽  
Suresh V. Garimella ◽  
Jayathi Y. Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Density Change ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Discrete Heat Sources ◽  
Energy Equations

A three-dimensional model has been developed to analyze the transient and steady-state performance of flat heat pipes with discrete heat sources. Three-dimensional flow and energy equations are solved in the vapor and liquid regions, along with conduction in the wall. Saturated flow models are used for heat transfer and fluid flow through the wick. In the wick region, the analysis uses an equilibrium model for heat transfer and a Brinkman-Forchheimer extended Darcy model for fluid flow. Averaged properties weighted with the porosity are used for the wick analysis. The state equation is used in the vapor core to relate density change to the operating pressure. The density change due to pressurization of the vapor core is accounted for in the continuity equation. Vapor flow, temperature and hydrodynamic pressure fields are computed at each time step from coupled continuity/momentum and energy equations in the wick and vapor regions. The mass flow rate at the interface is obtained from the application of kinetic theory. Predictions are made for the magnitude of heat flux at which dryout would occur in a flat heat pipe. The input heat flux and the spacing between the discrete heat sources are studied as parameters. The location in the heat pipe at which dryout is initiated is found to be different from that of the maximum temperature. The location where the maximum capillary pressure head is realized also changes during the transient. Axial conduction through the wall and wick are seen to play a significant role in determining the axial temperature variation.

Sector Rotating Heat Pipe With Interconnected Branches and Reservoir for Turbomachinery Cooling

2016 ◽  
Vol 139 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Reding ◽  
Yiding Cao
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
High Heat ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Practical Solution ◽  
Pipe System ◽  
Current Configuration ◽  
Cooling Technique

Heat pipe technology offers a possible cooling technique for structures exposed to high heat fluxes, as in turbomachinery such as compressors and turbines. However, in its current configuration as single heat pipes, implementation of the technology is limited due to the difficulties in manufacturability and costs. Hence, a study to develop a new radially rotating (RR) heat pipe system was undertaken, which integrates multiple RR heat pipes with a common reservoir and interconnected braches for a more effective and practical solution to turbomachinery cooling. Experimental study has shown that the integration of multiple heat pipe branches with a reservoir at the top is feasible.

Forced Convection in a Porous Channel With Discrete Heat Sources

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 404-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Cui ◽  
X. Y. Huang ◽  
C. Y. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Porous Channel ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Discrete Heat Sources ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Good Agreement

An experimental study was conducted on the heat transfer characteristics of flow through a porous channel with discrete heat sources on the upper wall. The temperatures along the heated channel wall were measured with different heat fluxes and the local Nusselt numbers were calculated at the different Reynolds numbers. The temperature distribution of the fluid inside the channel was also measured at several points. The experimental results were compared with that predicted by an analytical model using the Green’s integral over the discrete sources, and a good agreement between the two was obtained. The experimental results confirmed that the heat transfer would be more significant at leading edges of the strip heaters and at higher Reynolds numbers.

Experimental Thermal Behavior of Electronic Chips in a Channel During Pump-On Transient Period

Volume 4 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Bhowmik ◽  
K. W. Tou ◽  
C. P. Tso
Keyword(s):  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Empirical Correlations ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Flux Flow ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Discrete Heat Sources ◽  
Transient Period

Experiments are performed to study the heat transfer characteristics during the pump-on transient period from an array of 4 × 1 flush mounted discrete heat sources in a vertical rectangular channel using water as the working fluid. The experimental data covers the flow regime with Reynolds number based on heat source length ranging from 1050 to 2625. The applied uniform heat fluxes to the chips are 1, 3, 5 and 7 W/cm2. The effects of heat flux, flow rates and chip numbers are investigated and empirical correlations are developed for investigated and empirical correlations are developed for individual chips as well as for overall data in the transient regime. The transient correlation recommended is Nul/(Pel)1/3 = 3.5(Fo)1/4.

Thermal Management of a Heat-Pipe Drill: A FEM Analysis

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tien-Chien Jen ◽  
Rajendra Jadhav
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Thermal Management ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
High Heat ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
High Heat Flux ◽  
Drilling Process ◽  
Generation Process ◽  
Finite Element Software

Thermal management using heat pipes is gaining significant attention in past decades. This is because of the fact that it can be used as an effective heat sink in very intricate and space constrained applications such as in electronics cooling or turbine blade cooling where high heat fluxes are involved. Extensive research has been done in exploring various possible applications for the use of heat pipes as well as understanding and modeling the behavior of heat pipe under those applications. One of the possible applications of heat pipe technology is in machining operations, which involves a very high heat flux being generated during the chip generation process. Present study focuses on the thermal management of using a heat pipe in a drill for a drilling process. To check the feasibility and effectiveness of the heat pipe drill, structural and thermal analyses are performed using Finite Element Analysis. Finite Element Software ANSYS was used for this purpose. It is important for any conceptual design to be made practical and hence a parametric study was carried out to determine the optimum geometry size for the heat pipe for a specific standard drill.

Passivation and Performance of Inorganic Aqueous Solutions in a Grooved Aluminum Flat Heat Pipe

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Stubblebine ◽  
Ivan Catton
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Operating Performance ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Heating Section ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Aluminum Plates ◽  
Flat Heat Pipe

Aluminum heat pipes have traditionally been incompatible with water and water-based fluids because they quickly react to generate noncondensable hydrogen gas (NCG). Two different inorganic aqueous solutions (IAS) are tested in a flat heat pipe (FHP). Grooved aluminum plates were used as the heat pipe wick and the tests were run with the heating section raised above the condenser. Compatibility between the working fluid and the aluminum heat pipe was established by running the device to dryout and observing thermal resistance results along the way. De-ionized (DI) water was also tested, as a baseline for comparison, to establish that it did indeed fail as expected. Operating performance of each mixture was obtained from zero heat input until dryout was reached for two angles of inclination. The data suggest that both IAS mixtures are compatible with aluminum heat pipes and exhibit performance similar to that of a copper and water heat pipe. It is demonstrated that IAS and aluminum heat pipes show potential for replacing existing copper and water devices for some applications and provide alternative options for heat pipe designers who value both the thermophysical property advantages of water and reduced weight of aluminum devices.

scholarly journals Improving Thermal Performance of Radioactive Material Drum Type Packages by Using Heat Pipes

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narendra K. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Thermal Loading ◽  
Effective Conductivity ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Upright Position ◽  
Radioactive Material ◽  
Reverse Direction ◽  
Heat Conducting ◽  
Upward Direction ◽  
And Performance

This paper presents a feasibility study to improve thermal loading of existing radioactive material packages by using heat pipes. The concept could be used to channel heat in certain directions and dissipate to the environment. The concept is applied to a drum type package because the drum type packages are stored and transported in an upright position. This orientation is suitable for heat pipe operation that could facilitate the heat pipe implementation in the existing well proven package designs or in new designs where thermal loading is high. In this position, heat pipes utilize gravity very effectively to enhance heat flow in the upward direction Heat pipes have extremely high effective thermal conductivity that is several magnitudes higher than the most heat conducting metals. In addition, heat pipes are highly unidirectional so that the effective conductivity for heat transfer in the reverse direction is greatly reduced. The concept is applied to the 9977 package that is currently going through the DOE certification review. The paper presents computer simulations using typical of-the-shelf heat pipe available configurations and performance data for the 9977 package. A path forward is outlined for implementing the concepts for further study and prototype testing.

scholarly journals Experimental Set up of Two Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe (CLPHP) with Water base Fluids

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12S) ◽  
pp. 715-719
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Heat Dissipation ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Water Mixture ◽  
Working Fluids ◽  
Pure Fluids ◽  
Acetone Water

Heat pipes are deliberated to be effective heat dissipation devices compared to other types of heat sinks due to their high effective thermal conductivity. Because of the flexibility in the design and layout of heat pipe turns along the heat source, pulsating heat pipes have gained popularity. One of the parameters that have the mainimpact on the presentation of CLPHP is the thermo physical properties of the working fluid. The properties of the working fluid affect the temperature difference between the evaporator and the condenser which in turn affect the thermal resistance of the CLPHP. In this connection, the influence of different working fluids is experimentally investigated on a two loop CLPHP, varying the evaporator heat flux. Pure fluids, viz., water, acetone, benzene and binary mixture, viz., Acetone-water and Benzene-water are utilized on working fluids. The heat input considered at the evaporator is 32W, 48W and 60W. The filling ratio is kept as 50 %. The results show that among the working fluids considered for the study, acetone exhibits least thermal resistance among the pure fluids at all heat fluxes considered in the analysis, while Acetone-water mixture has exhibited least thermal resistance among the water based mixtures.

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