Effect of Nanofluid on Flat Heat Pipe Thermal Performance

This study utilizes a silver nano-fluid on a flat heat pipe. It studies the effect of various concentrations on flat heat pipe thermal performance by air-cooling testing equipment. The particles used in these experiments were silver particles 35 nm in size. The base working fluid was pure-water. Nan...

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Main Authors: Chen, Yu-Tang, Wei, Wei-Chiang, Kang, Shung-Wen, Yu, Chun-Sheng
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Charge measurement
Current measurement
Electrical resistance measurement
flat heat pipe
Nano-fluid
Resistance heating
Silver
Temperature measurement
Testing
Thermal resistance
Volume measurement
Water heating
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Summary:This study utilizes a silver nano-fluid on a flat heat pipe. It studies the effect of various concentrations on flat heat pipe thermal performance by air-cooling testing equipment. The particles used in these experiments were silver particles 35 nm in size. The base working fluid was pure-water. Nano- fluids were prepared using a two-step method. In the experiment, the thickness and length of the heat pipe are 3 mm and 200 cm, respectively. An experimental system was set up to measure the temperature distribution of heat pipes and calculate the thermal resistance by equation R = DeltaT IQ. At the same charge volume, the thermal resistance of the heat pipe filled with nano-fluid was lower than that of DI water.
ISSN:1065-2221
2577-1000
DOI:10.1109/STHERM.2008.4509359