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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2015.16.1.15

Heat transfer characteristics of the heat pipe using simplified heat transfer model  

Seo, Jae-Hyeong (School of Mechanical Engineering, Dong-A University)
Bang, Yu-Ma (School of Mechanical Engineering, Dong-A University)
Seo, Lee-Soo (School of Mechanical Engineering, Dong-A University)
Lee, Moo-Yeon (School of Mechanical Engineering, Dong-A University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.16, no.1, 2015 , pp. 15-20 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine numerically the heat transfer and flow characteristics of the heat pipe with a wick using the simplified heat transfer model to enhance the cooling effects of high heat flux devices and minimizing the energy consumption for electric vehicles. The heat pipe with a wick was analyzed using commercial software with COMSOL and water was used as the working fluid. The velocity and temperature characteristics of the heat pipe were simulated numerically along the heat pipe and the local and average Nusselt numbers were calculated. As a result, the driving force occurred because of the temperature difference between the hot side and the cold side. The heat transfer of the heat pipe occurred from the hot side to the cold side and increased toward the center position. In addition, the average Nusselt numbers were 1.88 for the hot side and 0.1 for the cold side, and the maximum Nusselt number was 4.47 for the hot side and 0.7 for the cold side.
Keywords
Driving force; Heat pipe; Heat transfer; Nusselt number; Wick;
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