Experimental investigation of enhanced heat transfer of self-exciting mode oscillating-flow heat pipe with non-uniform profile under laser heating

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to detail the heat transfer characteristics and transport power of the Self-Exciting Mode Oscillating Flow (SEMOS) Heat Pipe. The enhanced heat transfer performance of a non-uniform cross-section closed loop SEMOS HP is tested and compared with the uniform profile SEMOS HP under same heating conditions. As a result, the heat transfer rate of the SEMOS Heat Pipe with a non-uniform profile could be increased under certain conditions, which forms the basis for future research and development of new SEMOS Heat Pipes. © 2006 WIT Press.