An insert-type two-phase closed loop thermosyphon for split-type solar water heaters

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 441-450

  Li, Ji ^a   Lin, Feng ^a   Niu, Gengwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Gravity return loop heat pipe; Insert type evaporator; Mechanism; Two phase flow; Visualization

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT PIPES; MECHANISMS; SIPHONS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; THERMOSYPHONS; VISUALIZATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COOLING CONDITIONS; EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY; LOOP HEAT PIPE; OPERATION CHARACTERISTIC; THERMAL TRANSPORTATIONS; TRANSITION CONDITIONS; VISUALIZATION EXPERIMENT;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

EID: 84902168543     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.05.019     Document Type: Article

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