Start-up, heat transfer and flow characteristics of silicon-based micro pulsating heat pipes

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 21-22, 2012, Pages 6109-6120

  Qu, Jian ^a,b   Wu, Huiying ^a   Cheng, Ping ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flow pattern; Micro pulsating heat pipe; Silicon chip; Start up; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

BOND NUMBERS; BOTTOM HEATING; FILLING RATIO; FILM EVAPORATION; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; GRAVITY EFFECTS; HEATING POWER; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; INCLINATION ANGLES; INJECTION FLOW; LOCAL MAXIMUM; MEASUREMENT STUDY; OPERATION PERIOD; POWER INPUT; PULSATING HEAT PIPE; SILICON CHIP; SILICON-BASED; START-UPS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; WORKING FLUID;

ETHANOL; FILLING; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID FILMS; MIXED CONVECTION; NUCLEATION; SAILING VESSELS; SURFACE TENSION; VISUALIZATION;

OSCILLATING FLOW;

EID: 84864284180     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.06.024     Document Type: Article

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