EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS ON AN AXIAL GROOVED CRYOGENIC HEAT PIPE

Abstract

This paper deals with development and studies of a trapezoidal axial grooved nitrogen heat pipe. A special liquid nitrogen cryostat has been designed and developed for evaluating the performance of heat pipe where the condenser portion is connected to the cold sink externally. Experiments have been performed on the heat pipe as well as on an equivalent diameter copper rod at different heat loads. The steady state performance of the heat pipe is compared with that of copper rod.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2010-08-05
  • Revision Date2011-06-04
  • Acceptance Date2011-06-08

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI100805056S

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