Thermal performance of various adiabatic section lengths of closed-loop pulsating heat pipe designed for energy recovery applications

This experimental study aims to emphasize on thermal performance and temperature variation of the closed-loop pulsating heat pipe (CLPHP) affected by various adiabatic section lengths. A capillary copper tube has been bent to have 10 and 20 meandering turns to form the CLPHPs with 1.78 mm internal d...

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Main Authors: Niti Kammuang-lue, Phrut Sakulchangsatjatai, Pradit Terdtoon
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Energy Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722020868
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author Niti Kammuang-lue
Phrut Sakulchangsatjatai
Pradit Terdtoon
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Phrut Sakulchangsatjatai
Pradit Terdtoon
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description This experimental study aims to emphasize on thermal performance and temperature variation of the closed-loop pulsating heat pipe (CLPHP) affected by various adiabatic section lengths. A capillary copper tube has been bent to have 10 and 20 meandering turns to form the CLPHPs with 1.78 mm internal diameter. The evaporator section length was 150 mm, which was the same as of the condenser section length. The adiabatic section length was varied from 75 to 150, 300, and 450 mm. Ethanol, R123, and water was selected to be working fluid with the volumetric filling ratio of 50%. Hot water was pumped through the heating jacket for supplying the heat input to the evaporator section. Heat flux selected as the thermal performance in this study was measured by means of the calorific method across the cooling jacket enveloping the condenser section. It could be concluded that effect of the adiabatic section length has two different trends that are: (i) When the adiabatic section length increases, the heat flux continuously increases until the evaporator section length exceeds a certain value, the heat flux then decreases. And (ii) when the adiabatic section length increases, the heat flux continuously increases. The different effects between both trends are depended on the working fluid’s flow velocity, surface tension, density, and viscosity.
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spelling doaj.art-31139689b00f413d9e47a2c4d71219522023-01-16T04:08:31ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472022-11-018731737Thermal performance of various adiabatic section lengths of closed-loop pulsating heat pipe designed for energy recovery applicationsNiti Kammuang-lue0Phrut Sakulchangsatjatai1Pradit Terdtoon2Corresponding author.; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Rd., Suthep, Muang, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Rd., Suthep, Muang, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Rd., Suthep, Muang, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandThis experimental study aims to emphasize on thermal performance and temperature variation of the closed-loop pulsating heat pipe (CLPHP) affected by various adiabatic section lengths. A capillary copper tube has been bent to have 10 and 20 meandering turns to form the CLPHPs with 1.78 mm internal diameter. The evaporator section length was 150 mm, which was the same as of the condenser section length. The adiabatic section length was varied from 75 to 150, 300, and 450 mm. Ethanol, R123, and water was selected to be working fluid with the volumetric filling ratio of 50%. Hot water was pumped through the heating jacket for supplying the heat input to the evaporator section. Heat flux selected as the thermal performance in this study was measured by means of the calorific method across the cooling jacket enveloping the condenser section. It could be concluded that effect of the adiabatic section length has two different trends that are: (i) When the adiabatic section length increases, the heat flux continuously increases until the evaporator section length exceeds a certain value, the heat flux then decreases. And (ii) when the adiabatic section length increases, the heat flux continuously increases. The different effects between both trends are depended on the working fluid’s flow velocity, surface tension, density, and viscosity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722020868Closed-loop pulsating heat pipeAdiabatic section lengthThermal performanceAdiabatic temperature variationHeat exchanger
spellingShingle Niti Kammuang-lue
Phrut Sakulchangsatjatai
Pradit Terdtoon
Thermal performance of various adiabatic section lengths of closed-loop pulsating heat pipe designed for energy recovery applications
Energy Reports
Closed-loop pulsating heat pipe
Adiabatic section length
Thermal performance
Adiabatic temperature variation
Heat exchanger
title Thermal performance of various adiabatic section lengths of closed-loop pulsating heat pipe designed for energy recovery applications
title_full Thermal performance of various adiabatic section lengths of closed-loop pulsating heat pipe designed for energy recovery applications
title_fullStr Thermal performance of various adiabatic section lengths of closed-loop pulsating heat pipe designed for energy recovery applications
title_full_unstemmed Thermal performance of various adiabatic section lengths of closed-loop pulsating heat pipe designed for energy recovery applications
title_short Thermal performance of various adiabatic section lengths of closed-loop pulsating heat pipe designed for energy recovery applications
title_sort thermal performance of various adiabatic section lengths of closed loop pulsating heat pipe designed for energy recovery applications
topic Closed-loop pulsating heat pipe
Adiabatic section length
Thermal performance
Adiabatic temperature variation
Heat exchanger
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722020868
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