Highly thermo-conductive aqueous medium is a crucial premise to demonstrate high-performance thermal-related applications.Graphene has the diamond comparable thermal conductivity,while the intrinsic two-dimensional re...Highly thermo-conductive aqueous medium is a crucial premise to demonstrate high-performance thermal-related applications.Graphene has the diamond comparable thermal conductivity,while the intrinsic two-dimensional reality will result in strong anisotropic thermal conductivity and wrinkles or even crumples that significantly sacrifices its inherent properties in practical applications.One strategy to overcome this is to use three-dimensional(3D)architecture of graphene.Herein,3D graphene structure with covalent-bonding nanofins(3D-GS-CBF)is proposed,which is then used as the filler to demonstrate effective aqueous medium.The thermal conductivity and thermal conductivity enhancement efficiency of 3D-GS-CBF(0.26 vol%)aqueous medium can be as high as 2.61 W m-1 K-1 and 1300%,respectively,around six times larger than highest value of the existed aqueous mediums.Meanwhile,3D-GS-CBF can be stable in the solution even after 6 months,addressing the instability issues of conventional graphene networks.A multiscale modeling including non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations and heat conduction model is applied to interpret experimental results.3D-GS-CBF aqueous medium can largely improve the solar vapor evaporation rate(by 1.5 times)that are even comparable to the interfacial heating system;meanwhile,its cooling performance is also superior to commercial coolant in thermal management applications.展开更多
This paper discusses thermo-conductive plastic finned tube radiators used in water saving type powerstations. First, the development of thermo-conductive plastics is introduced. Second, in order todetermine the ration...This paper discusses thermo-conductive plastic finned tube radiators used in water saving type powerstations. First, the development of thermo-conductive plastics is introduced. Second, in order todetermine the rational geometric dimensions of thermo-conductive plastic finned tubes, an objectivefunction which takes the minimum volume of the consumed material for making finned tubes as an ob-ject is introduced. On the basis of the function, the economy comparison between thermaxonductiveplastic finned tubes and metal finned tubes is conducted.展开更多
基金the financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51906211)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2019M662048)+1 种基金the Key R&D Program of Zhejiang Province(No.2019C01044)the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.LR17E060002)。
文摘Highly thermo-conductive aqueous medium is a crucial premise to demonstrate high-performance thermal-related applications.Graphene has the diamond comparable thermal conductivity,while the intrinsic two-dimensional reality will result in strong anisotropic thermal conductivity and wrinkles or even crumples that significantly sacrifices its inherent properties in practical applications.One strategy to overcome this is to use three-dimensional(3D)architecture of graphene.Herein,3D graphene structure with covalent-bonding nanofins(3D-GS-CBF)is proposed,which is then used as the filler to demonstrate effective aqueous medium.The thermal conductivity and thermal conductivity enhancement efficiency of 3D-GS-CBF(0.26 vol%)aqueous medium can be as high as 2.61 W m-1 K-1 and 1300%,respectively,around six times larger than highest value of the existed aqueous mediums.Meanwhile,3D-GS-CBF can be stable in the solution even after 6 months,addressing the instability issues of conventional graphene networks.A multiscale modeling including non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations and heat conduction model is applied to interpret experimental results.3D-GS-CBF aqueous medium can largely improve the solar vapor evaporation rate(by 1.5 times)that are even comparable to the interfacial heating system;meanwhile,its cooling performance is also superior to commercial coolant in thermal management applications.
文摘This paper discusses thermo-conductive plastic finned tube radiators used in water saving type powerstations. First, the development of thermo-conductive plastics is introduced. Second, in order todetermine the rational geometric dimensions of thermo-conductive plastic finned tubes, an objectivefunction which takes the minimum volume of the consumed material for making finned tubes as an ob-ject is introduced. On the basis of the function, the economy comparison between thermaxonductiveplastic finned tubes and metal finned tubes is conducted.
