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Chin.J.Chem.Eng. ›› 2010, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (2): 185-193.

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Thermal Characteristics of Heat Pipe with Axially Swallow-tailed Microgrooves

CHEN Yongping, ZHU Wangfa, ZHANG Chengbin, SHI Mingheng   

  1. School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
  • Received:2009-06-06 Revised:2009-12-17 Online:2010-04-28 Published:2010-04-28
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the 11th Five Year National Science and Technology Support Key Project of China(2008BAJ12B02)

Thermal Characteristics of Heat Pipe with Axially Swallow-tailed Microgrooves

陈永平, 朱旺法, 张程宾, 施明恒   

  1. School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
  • 通讯作者: CHEN Yongping,E-mail:ypchen@seu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Supported by the 11th Five Year National Science and Technology Support Key Project of China(2008BAJ12B02)

Abstract: A thermal model for a heat pipe with axially swallow-tailed microgrooves is developed and analyzed numerically to predict the heat transfer capacity and total thermal resistance.The effect of heat load on the axial distribution of capillary radius,and the effect of working temperature and wick structure on the maximum heat transfer capability,as well as the effect of the heat load and working temperature on the total thermal resistance are all investigated and discussed.It is indicated that the meniscus radius increases non-linearly and slowly at the evaporator and adiabatic section along the axial direction,while increasing drastically at the beginning of the condenser section.The pressure difference in the vapor phase along the axial direction is much smaller than that in the liquid phase.In addition,the heat transfer capacity is deeply affected by the working temperature and the size of the wick.A groove wick structure with a wider groove base width and higher groove depth can enhance the heat transfer capability.The effect of the working temperature on the total thermal resistance is insignificant;however,the total thermal resistance shows dependence upon the heat load.In addition,the accuracy of the model is also verified by the experiment in this paper.

Key words: grooved heat pipe, heat transfer capacity, total thermal resistance, capillary

摘要: A thermal model for a heat pipe with axially swallow-tailed microgrooves is developed and analyzed numerically to predict the heat transfer capacity and total thermal resistance.The effect of heat load on the axial distribution of capillary radius,and the effect of working temperature and wick structure on the maximum heat transfer capability,as well as the effect of the heat load and working temperature on the total thermal resistance are all investigated and discussed.It is indicated that the meniscus radius increases non-linearly and slowly at the evaporator and adiabatic section along the axial direction,while increasing drastically at the beginning of the condenser section.The pressure difference in the vapor phase along the axial direction is much smaller than that in the liquid phase.In addition,the heat transfer capacity is deeply affected by the working temperature and the size of the wick.A groove wick structure with a wider groove base width and higher groove depth can enhance the heat transfer capability.The effect of the working temperature on the total thermal resistance is insignificant;however,the total thermal resistance shows dependence upon the heat load.In addition,the accuracy of the model is also verified by the experiment in this paper.

关键词: grooved heat pipe, heat transfer capacity, total thermal resistance, capillary