An Investigation of Heat Transfer Characteristic of Cross Internal Helical Microfin Gravity Heat Pipe with Self-Rewetting Fluid

Abstract:

Gravity heat pipe has been widely used in many heat transfer devices due to its high thermal conductivity, low cost and sample structure. In the paper, an experimental investigation of the gravity heat pipe with cross internal helical microfin gravity with two kind of working fluid (water and butyl alcohol solution with 5% mass fraction) was presented from horizontal and vertical position. The experimental results showed that in the horizontal position, self-rewetting fluid can significant increases the GHPCIHMs drying limit, decreases the thermal resistance and improves the heat transfer performance. In the vertical position, gravity effect play main functions on fluid return, self-rewetting has not been proved to have played a positive role on the heat transfer performance.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 765-767)
• Pages: 189-192
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.765-767.189
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: F.Z. Tian, G.M. Xin, Q. Hai, L. Cheng
• Keywords: Cross Internal Helical Microfin Gravity Heat Pipe, Heat Transfer Limit, Self-Rewetting Fluid, Thermal Resistance

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