Presented here are the results of an experimental investigation of two ultrathin miniature loop heat pipes (mLHPs) with different internal wicking structures: one with a primary wicking structure in the evaporator and a secondary wicking structure in the liquid line, and the other only with the same primary wicking structure in the evaporator, but no secondary wick. The systematic experimental investigation was conducted using natural convection as the cooling mechanism in order to study the heat transfer performance of the two mLHPs and fully examine the effects of the secondary wick. The results indicated that both of the test articles could effectively dissipate 12 W at all test orientations with a minimum total thermal resistances of 6.38 °C/W and 6.39 °C/W, respectively. However, the results indicated that the presence of the secondary wicking structure in the liquid line at low power loads resulted in more stable startup characteristics and a weaker dependence on the different orientations. Moreover, it was demonstrated that the steady-state evaporator temperatures of the test article with the secondary wicking structure in the liquid line were much lower than those observed for a 1-mm thick copper plate with the same geometric dimensions for all heat loads in the horizontal orientation, showing a higher thermal performance.
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Comparative Study on Thermal Performance of Ultrathin Miniature Loop Heat Pipes With Different Internal Wicks
Guohui Zhou,
Guohui Zhou
School of Engineering Science,
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
19A Yu-quan-lu Road, Shijingshan District,
Beijing 100049, China
e-mail: ghzhou1992@163.com
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
19A Yu-quan-lu Road, Shijingshan District,
Beijing 100049, China
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Ji Li,
Ji Li
Laboratory of Advanced Thermal
Management Technologies,
School of Engineering Science,
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
19A Yu-quan-lu Road, Shijingshan District,
Beijing 100049, China
e-mail: jili@ucas.ac.cn
Management Technologies,
School of Engineering Science,
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
19A Yu-quan-lu Road, Shijingshan District,
Beijing 100049, China
e-mail: jili@ucas.ac.cn
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Lucang Lv,
Lucang Lv
School of Engineering Science,
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
19A Yu-quan-lu Road, Shijingshan District,
Beijing 100049, China
e-mail: lc2008_bj@sohu.com
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
19A Yu-quan-lu Road, Shijingshan District,
Beijing 100049, China
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G. P. Peterson
G. P. Peterson
Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
225 North Avenue,
Atlanta, GA 30332-0325
e-mail: bud.peterson@gatech.edu
Georgia Institute of Technology,
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Guohui Zhou
School of Engineering Science,
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
19A Yu-quan-lu Road, Shijingshan District,
Beijing 100049, China
e-mail: ghzhou1992@163.com
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
19A Yu-quan-lu Road, Shijingshan District,
Beijing 100049, China
e-mail: ghzhou1992@163.com
Ji Li
Laboratory of Advanced Thermal
Management Technologies,
School of Engineering Science,
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
19A Yu-quan-lu Road, Shijingshan District,
Beijing 100049, China
e-mail: jili@ucas.ac.cn
Management Technologies,
School of Engineering Science,
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
19A Yu-quan-lu Road, Shijingshan District,
Beijing 100049, China
e-mail: jili@ucas.ac.cn
Lucang Lv
School of Engineering Science,
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
19A Yu-quan-lu Road, Shijingshan District,
Beijing 100049, China
e-mail: lc2008_bj@sohu.com
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
19A Yu-quan-lu Road, Shijingshan District,
Beijing 100049, China
e-mail: lc2008_bj@sohu.com
G. P. Peterson
Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
225 North Avenue,
Atlanta, GA 30332-0325
e-mail: bud.peterson@gatech.edu
Georgia Institute of Technology,
225 North Avenue,
Atlanta, GA 30332-0325
e-mail: bud.peterson@gatech.edu
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Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received February 5, 2017; final manuscript received May 17, 2017; published online June 27, 2017. Editor: Portonovo S. Ayyaswamy.
J. Heat Transfer. Dec 2017, 139(12): 122004 (7 pages)
Published Online: June 27, 2017
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February 5, 2017
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May 17, 2017
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Zhou, G., Li, J., Lv, L., and Peterson, G. P. (June 27, 2017). "Comparative Study on Thermal Performance of Ultrathin Miniature Loop Heat Pipes With Different Internal Wicks." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. December 2017; 139(12): 122004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036982
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