Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Thermal Performance of a Miniature Flat Plate Heat Pipe
This paper presents the results of a CFD analysis and experimental tests of two identical miniature flat plate heat pipes (FPHP) using sintered and screen mesh wicks and a comparative analysis and measurement of two solid copper base plates 1 mm and 3 mm thick. It was shown that the design of the mi...
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| description | This paper presents the results of a CFD analysis and experimental tests of two identical miniature flat plate heat pipes (FPHP) using sintered and screen mesh wicks and a comparative analysis and measurement of two solid copper base plates 1 mm and 3 mm thick. It was shown that the design of the miniature FPHP with sintered wick would achieve the specific temperature gradients threshold for heat dissipation rates of up to 80 W. The experimental results also revealed that for localised heat sources of up to 40 W, a solid copper base plate 3 mm thick would have comparable heat transfer performances to that of the sintered wick FPHP. In addition, a marginal effect on the thermal performance of the sintered wick FPHP was recorded when its orientation was held at 0°, 90°, and 180° and for heat dissipation rates ranging from 0 to 100 W. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11aa524fe0ba483cbdbf537f48cc5fa82022-12-21T19:44:00ZengSAGE PublishingAdvances in Mechanical Engineering1687-81322013-01-01510.1155/2013/47493510.1155_2013/474935Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Thermal Performance of a Miniature Flat Plate Heat PipeR. Boukhanouf0A. Haddad1 Department of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK FrigoDynamics GmbH, Bahnhofstraße 16, 85570 Markt Schwaben, GermanyThis paper presents the results of a CFD analysis and experimental tests of two identical miniature flat plate heat pipes (FPHP) using sintered and screen mesh wicks and a comparative analysis and measurement of two solid copper base plates 1 mm and 3 mm thick. It was shown that the design of the miniature FPHP with sintered wick would achieve the specific temperature gradients threshold for heat dissipation rates of up to 80 W. The experimental results also revealed that for localised heat sources of up to 40 W, a solid copper base plate 3 mm thick would have comparable heat transfer performances to that of the sintered wick FPHP. In addition, a marginal effect on the thermal performance of the sintered wick FPHP was recorded when its orientation was held at 0°, 90°, and 180° and for heat dissipation rates ranging from 0 to 100 W.https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/474935 |
| spellingShingle | R. Boukhanouf A. Haddad Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Thermal Performance of a Miniature Flat Plate Heat Pipe Advances in Mechanical Engineering |
| title | Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Thermal Performance of a Miniature Flat Plate Heat Pipe |
| title_full | Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Thermal Performance of a Miniature Flat Plate Heat Pipe |
| title_fullStr | Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Thermal Performance of a Miniature Flat Plate Heat Pipe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Thermal Performance of a Miniature Flat Plate Heat Pipe |
| title_short | Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Thermal Performance of a Miniature Flat Plate Heat Pipe |
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