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Effect of Operating Parameters on the Performance of Axially Rotating Horizontal Heat Pipe: Experimental Investigation

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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This experimental study investigates the thermal performance of axially rotating horizontal wickless heat pipes under different operating conditions. A heat pipe is designed, constructed, and tested for the investigation. The experiments are conducted on a heat pipe rotating at speeds of 250-1500rpm, with Taylor numbers ranging from 3.0×107 to 1.1×109, and heat fluxes from 2090 to 16700W/m2. The heat pipe is charged with water as a working fluid, filling 100% of the evaporator volume. The effect of liquid charging is also examined, varying between 5 and 55% of the heat pipe's inner volume. The results demonstrate that rotation significantly enhances the heat pipe's performance. The effective thermal conductivity of heat pipes increases by 30-40% for heat flux ranging from 2090 to 8350 W/m2, and approximately 20% for higher heat fluxes as the Taylor number increases from 3.0×107 to 1.1×109. The best performance of the rotating heat pipe is achieved at the highest Taylor number of 1.1x109 and the lowest heat flux of 2090 W/m2, resulting in a remarkable 9.47-fold increase in effective thermal conductivity compared to copper. The study also identifies the optimum liquid charge for the heat pipe, which is found to be about 35% of the inner pipe volume.

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10.21608/erj.2024.358706

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Rotating heat pipe, filling ratio, Heat flux, Heat transfer characteristics, heat pipe thermal performance

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A. Yassin

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Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mattaria Helwan University,

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M. Abd El-Hameed

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Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mattaria Helwan University,

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H. Shedid

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Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Mattaria

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Abou-Ziyan

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Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Mattaria

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182

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2

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48211

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2024-06-01

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2024-06-06

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2024-06-01

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257

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287

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1110-5615

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Engineering Research Journal

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Effect of Operating Parameters on the Performance of Axially Rotating Horizontal Heat Pipe: Experimental Investigation

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