Performance of a Heat pipe with Axial Grooves Formed from Corrugated Plate

접힌 板材 로 만든 그루우브 를 갖는 熱파이프 에 관한 硏究

Heat pipe with axial grooves formed from corrugated plate in the adiabatic section is studied. The axial grooves made of thin corrugated plate decrease considerably the flow resistance in the adiabatic section without increasing the thermal resistance of the heat pipe, resulting in the increase of the capillary limit, especially in the cases of heat pipes that have long adiabatic section. In the theoretical analysis, it is assumed that the liquid flow in each section laminar and fully developed and Darcy's equation can be applied to each section neglecting the end-effects associated with each transitionary region. A heat pipe which consists of axially corrugated rectangular grooves in the adiabatic section and bronze mesh in the evaporator and codenser sections was made and tested. Comparison of the experimental results, using acetone as the working fluid, with the theoretical result shows satisfactory agreement.

본 논문에서는, 긴 단열부를 갖는 열파이프에 있어서, 단열부에 유동저항이 매우 작은 접힌판재의 그루우브 wick를 넣은 구조에 대한 이론적, 실험적 연구를 다 루었다. 본 논문의 목적은, 위에서 설명한 열파이프의 근본적인 상반기능을 해결해 줄 수 있는 하나의 열파이프 구조를 제공할 뿐만 아니라, 더 나아가 접힌 판재의 그루 우브라는 새로운 형태의 wick의 가능성을 암시하는 데 있는 것이다.