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Temperature oscillations in loop heat pipe operation.
- Source :
- AIP Conference Proceedings; 2001, Vol. 552 Issue 1, p255, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Loop heat pipes (LHPs) are versatile two-phase heat transfer devices that have gained increasing acceptance for space and terrestrial applications. The operating temperature of an LHP is a function of its operating conditions. The LHP usually reaches a steady operating temperature for a given heat load and sink temperature. The operating temperature will change when the heat load and/or the sink temperature changes, but eventually reaches another steady state in most cases. Under certain conditions, however, the loop operating temperature never really reaches a true steady state, but instead becomes oscillatory. This paper discusses the temperature oscillation phenomenon using test data from a miniature LHP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HEAT pipes
HEAT transfer
EQUIPMENT & supplies
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0094243X
- Volume :
- 552
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Publication Type :
- Conference
- Accession number :
- 5662904