TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlation to predict heat transfer of an oscillating loop heat pipe consisting of three interconnected columns
AU - Arslan, Gökhan
AU - Özdemir, Mustafa
PY - 2008/8
Y1 - 2008/8
N2 - In this paper, heat transfer in an oscillating loop heat pipe is investigated experimentally. The oscillation of the liquid columns at the evaporator and condenser sections of the heat pipe are driven by gravitational force and the phase lag between evaporation and condensation because the dimensions of the heat pipe are large enough to neglect the effect of capillary forces. The overall heat transfer coefficient based on the temperature difference between the evaporator and condenser surfaces is introduced by a correlation function of dimensionless numbers such as kinetic Reynolds number, cpΔT/hfg and the geometric parameters.
AB - In this paper, heat transfer in an oscillating loop heat pipe is investigated experimentally. The oscillation of the liquid columns at the evaporator and condenser sections of the heat pipe are driven by gravitational force and the phase lag between evaporation and condensation because the dimensions of the heat pipe are large enough to neglect the effect of capillary forces. The overall heat transfer coefficient based on the temperature difference between the evaporator and condenser surfaces is introduced by a correlation function of dimensionless numbers such as kinetic Reynolds number, cpΔT/hfg and the geometric parameters.
KW - Kinetic Reynolds number
KW - Oscillating loop heat pipe
KW - Overall heat transfer coefficient
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U2 - 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.01.014
DO - 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.01.014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:44249087378
SN - 0196-8904
VL - 49
SP - 2337
EP - 2344
JO - Energy Conversion and Management
JF - Energy Conversion and Management
IS - 8
ER -