Research on Heat and Mass Transfer of Flat Grooved Heat Pipes

Abstract:

Flat grooved heat pipes, which are especially useful in obtaining a high degree of temperature uniformity on flat surfaces, have been successfully used in the temperature control of electronic systems, however, the mechanisms governing the flow and heat transfer of this kind of heat pipes are still under scrutiny as some reported results cannot be reproduced by others or some assumptions have been proven to be unreasonable or ideal. The theoretical and experimental studies on flat grooved heat pipes and introduce work performed on modeling flat grooved heat pipes are reviewed in this paper.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 733)
• Pages: 599-602
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.733.599
• Online since: February 2015
• Authors: Lei Cao, Guo Chang Zhao*, Li Ping Song, Tian Dong Lu
• Keywords: Capillary Flow, Evaporation, Flat Heat Pipes, Meniscus Radius

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