Oscillation heat transfer dynamic model for new type oscillation looped heat pipe with double liquid slugs

In order to explain the oscillation heat transfer dynamics of closed loop oscillation heat pipe (CLOHP) with two liquid slugs,analysis on the forces and heat transfer process of the partial gas-liquid phase system involving multiple parameters was carried out,and a new type oscillation heat transfer dynamic model of the CLOHP was set up based on conservation laws of mass,momentum and energy.Application results indicate that its oscillation heat transfer dynamics features depend largely on the filling rate,pipe diameter and difference in temperature.Besides,oscillation intensity and transfer performance can be improved to a large extent by increasing the temperature difference properly and enlarging the pipe diameter within a certain range under a certain filling rate.

Analysis of Heat Transfer Performance of Oscillating Heat Pipes Based on a Central Composite Design

Oscillating heat pipes (OHPs) are very promising cooling devices. Their heat transfer performance is af- fected by many factors, and the form of the relationship between the performance and the factors is complex and non-linear. In this paper, the effects of charging ratio, inclination angle, and heat input and their interaction effects on heat transfer performance of a looped copper-water OHP are analyzed. First, suppose that the relationship between the response and the variables approximates a second-order model. And use the central composite design to arrange the ex- periment. Then, the method of least squares is used to estimate the parameters in the second-order model. Finally, multi- variate variance analysis is used to analyze the model. The results show that the assumption is right, that is to say, the re- lationship is well modeled by a second-order function. Among the three main effect variables, the effect of inclination angle is the most significant, but their interaction effects are not significant. In the range of the considered factors, both the optimum charging ratio and the optimum inclination angle increase as the heating water flow rate increases.

Function chain neural network prediction on heat transfer performance of oscillating heat pipe based on grey relational analysis

As for the factors affecting the heat transfer performance of complex and nonlinear oscillating heat pipe (OHP),grey relational analysis (GRA) was used to deal with the relationship between heat transfer rate of a looped copper-water OHP and charging ratio,inner diameter,inclination angel,heat input,number of turns,and the main influencing factors were defined.Then,forecasting model was obtained by using main influencing factors (such as charging ratio,interior diameter,and inclination angel) as the inputs of function chain neural network.The results show that the relative average error between the predicted and actual value is 4%,which illustrates that the function chain neural network can be applied to predict the performance of OHP accurately.

Characterizing pressure fluctuation into single-loop oscillating heat pipe

The pressure characteristics inside single loop oscillating heat pipe （OHP） having 4.5 mm inner diameter copper tube with the loop height of 440 mm were addressed. Distilled water was used as working fluid inside the OHP with different filling ratios of 40%, 60% and 80% of total inside volume. Experimental results show that the thermal characteristics are significantly inter-related with pressure fluctuations as well as pressure frequency. And the pressure frequency also depends upon the evaporator temperature that is maintained in the range of 60-96 ℃. Piezoresistive absolute pressure sensor （Model-Kistler 4045A5） was used to take data. The investigation shows that the filling ratio of 60% gives the highest inside pressure magnitude at maximum number of pressure frequency at any of set evaporator temperature and the lowest heat flow resistance is achieved at 60% filling ratio.

Experiment investigation on visualization and operating characteristics of closed loop plate oscillating heat pipe with parallel channels

Using ethanol or acetone as the working fluid, visualization of oscillations in steady state was observed visually by high-speed cameras, and temperature oscillating and heat transfer characteristics of closed-loop plate oscillating heat pipe with parallel channels(POHP-PC) were experimentally investigated by varying liquid filled ratios(50%, 70%, 85%), section scales(1 mm×1 mm and 1 mm×1.5 mm), inclination angles, working fluids and heating inputs. It was found that during operating there was mixed flow consisting of plug flow and annular flow in channels of oscillating heat pipe at steady-state. There was an equilibrium position for working fluid of condenser during oscillating, and periodic oscillations occurred up and down in the vicinity of equilibrium position. With heat input increasing, equilibrium position rose slowly as a result of vapor pressure of evaporation.Evaporation temperature oscillating amplitude possessed a trend of small-large-small and frequency trend was of small-large during steady-state. It may be generally concluded that temperature, whether evaporator or condenser, fluctuated sharply or rose continuously when oscillating heat pipe coming to dry burning state. Simultaneously, it was found that temperature difference of cooling water possibly dropped with heat input rising during dry burning state. Thermal resistance of No. 2 with acetone was lower than that of No. 1 during experiments, but No. 2 achieving heat transfer limit was earlier than No. 1. However, with ethanol, thermal resistance of No. 1 and No. 2 were similar with the heating input less than 110-120 W and filling ratios of 50% and 70%. And with filling ratio of 85%, heating transfer performance of No. 2 was better compared to No. 1 during all the experiments.

Pressure distribution inside oscillating heat pipe charged with aqueous Al_2O_3 nanoparticles,MWCNTs and their hybrid

Effective thermal performance of oscillating heat pipe(OHP)is driven by inside pressure distribution.Heat transfer phenomena were reported in terms of pressure and frequency of pressure fluctuation in multi loop OHP charged with aqueous Al2O3 and MWCNTs/Al2O3 nanoparticles.The influences on thermal resistance of aqueous Al2O3,MWCNTs as well as the hybrid of them in OHP having 3 mm in inner diameter were investigated at 60% filling ratio.Experimental results show that thermal characteristics are significantly inter-related with pressure distribution and strongly depend upon the number of pressure fluctuations with time.Frequency of pressure depends upon the power input in evaporative section.A little inclusion of MWCNTs into aqueous Al2O3 at 60% filling ratio achieves the highest fluctuation frequency and the lowest thermal resistance at any evaporator power input though different nanofluids cause different thermal performances of OHPs.

Analysis of Heat Transfer of a Flat Plate Oscillating Heat Pipe, for Different Surfaces

Recent and constant demands for greater power densities and smaller sizes of electronic systems have stimulated the growth of new designs of different passive heat transfer methods such as heat pipes. Particularly, OHPs （Oscillating Heat Pipes） are relatively novel devices, capable of removing high heat rates over long and short distances with not much temperature drop. This study concentrates on the design, building and assembling a test rig in order to analyse the flow pattern ofdeionised water through a 5 turns flat plate oscillating heat pipe under different heat inputs, which was made in the school of engineering and materials science of the Queen Mary University of London by two energy M.Sc. students. The filling ratio of the water is 40%. Furthermore an experimental study on the OHP thermal performance is carried out in order to examine the effects of different surface wet conditions： super hydrophilic, hydrophilic and cleaned brass. It is demonstrated the formation of liquid slugs and vapour plugs of the water along the channels. The experimental results showed that the hydrophilic surface tends to be more energy efficient. The heat transfer performance of the super-hydrophilic and hydrophilic is higher than brass by 5-12% and 15-20% respectively.

STUDIES ON HEAT TRANSFER OF FLUID OSCILLATED WITHIN PIPES

This paper is a brief summarization of research achievements about enhanced heat transfer of a fluid oscillated within pipes. Analytical solutions, numerical results and dimensional analyses are summarized and compared with experimental data in the paper. Also, the mechanism of enhanced heat transfer is discussed. It is considered that increase in the effective area of heat conduction and increase in temperature gradient are the main reasons of enhanced heat transfer.

Experimental studies on the heat transfer characteristics of helium-based cryogenic oscillating heat pipes

Purpose Copper is a cooling transfer material used in cryogenic superconducting systems.The effective thermal conductivity(ETC)of copper in the 4K region is only about 400 W/(m K).Its heat transfer performance is poor,there are some shortcomings such as large temperature difference,temperature fluctuation lag,cryogenic system layout limited.The ETC value of helium-based cryogenic oscillating heat pipes(COHP)in the 4K region is much higher than that of copper.However,the choice of heating power interval is very important,and the heating power will affect the oscillation characteristics of COHP.Methods In this study,a helium-based COHP heat transfer performance test platform was built in the 4K region,and the effects of heating power and liquid filling rate on oscillation conditions and ETC were studied.The heating power ranges from 0.1 to 0.5 W,and the liquid filling rate ranges from 20%to 87%.Results and conclusion The heating power interval suitable for oscillation behavior is given quantitatively.The intrinsic correlation between ETC and amplitude is further discussed.The results are of great significance for improving the performance of cryogenic superconducting systems.

Simulation study on thermal performance of two turns helium cryogenic oscillating heat pipe for superconducting accelerator

Purpose In recent years,with the further development of superconducting technology,superconducting devices have been applied in particle accelerators and synchrotron radiation light source devices.As a new type of heat transfer structure,helium cryogenic oscillating heat pipe can be used to balance local hot spots in superconductors and improve heat transfer performance.Methods In this paper,a two-dimensional two-turns helium cryogenic oscillating heat pipe model is established.The flow performance of helium cryogenic oscillating heat pipe was analyzed by CFD simulation.Results and conclusion The results show that the development of flow pattern in the helium cryogenic oscillating heat pipe first forms bubble flow under the heating of the evaporation section,and then gradually forms slug flow and annular flow.The process consists of initial stage,transition stage and running stage.In the running stage,the effective thermal conductivity of COHP oscillates around 15,000 W/(m·K).

Experimental Analysis of Atypically Long Finned Oscillating Heat Pipe for Ventilation Waste Heat Recovery Application

Oscillating heat pipes(OHP)which are constructed from a serpentine-arranged capillary tube possess a desirable aerodynamic form factor and provide for relatively high heat transfer rates via cyclic evaporation and condensation of an encapsulated working fluid with no internal wicking structure required.In last two decades,OHP has been extensively investigated for its potential application in thermal management of various applications.This study presents an experimental investigation on the heat transfer performance of an atypically long finned OHP.The heat transfer performance of the proposed OHP was analyzed and compared with a bare tube OHP with similar overall dimensions.Results show that a unit row of finned OHP filled with n-pentane with fill ratio of 70%can recover up to(400±40)W of heat from a typical waste exhaust air stream.The additional pressure drop due to fins was estimated to be(6.8±2)Pa resulting in an increase of 1–2 W of fan power consumption.The average heat recovery rate via finned OHP was found to be almost 80%more than bare tube OHP filled with same working fluid with same fill ratio.