Abstract
A mathematical model was developed to predict the maximum heat transfer capacity of high temperature heat pipe with triangular grooved wick. The effects of the inclination angle and geometry structure were considered in the proposed model. Maximum heat transfer capacity was also investigated experimentally. The model was validated by comparing with the experimental results. The maximum heat transfer capacity increases with the vapor core radius increasing. Compared with the inclination angle of 0°, the maximum heat transfer capacity increases at the larger inclination angle, and the change with temperature is larger. The performance of heat pipe with triangular grooved wick is greatly influenced by gravity, so it is not recommended to be applied to the dish solar heat pipe receiver.
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Shen, Y., Zhang, H., Xu, H. et al. Maximum heat transfer capacity of high temperature heat pipe with triangular grooved wick. J. Cent. South Univ. 22, 386–391 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-015-2533-7
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