Numerical model of a multi-turn Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe: Effects of the local pressure losses due to meanderings

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1036-1047

  Mameli, M ^a   Marengo, M ^a   Zinna, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^b UNIHEAT Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe; Local pressure drops; Number of turns

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP PULSATING HEAT PIPES; EQUIVALENT THERMAL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; INCLINATION ANGLES; LIQUID MOMENTUM; LOCAL PRESSURE DROP; MULTI-TURN; NUMBER OF TURNS; NUMERICAL CODE; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PRESSURE LOSS; THERMAL DESIGNS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

ETHANOL; HEAT PIPES;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 82955247983     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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