• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2008

An experimental investigation has been carried out to study the effects of different working fluids on the behavior and thermal performance of a hi-directional thermodiode. The thermodiode was made up of two rectangular loops mounted between a collector plate and a radiator plate. Rotatable joints between the horizontal and inclined segments of the loops enable easy alteration of the direction of heat transfer. The loops and the tank were filled with a working fluid for effective heat transfer when the thermodiode was forwarded biased. Six different working fluids were tested with thermal conductivity values ranging from 0.1 to $0.56W/m-^{\circ}C$, thermal expansion coefficient values ranging from $1.8\;{\times}10^{-4}$ to $1.3\;{\times}\;10^{-3}\;K^{-1}$, and kinematic viscosity values ranging from $0.65\;{\times}\;10^{-6}$ to $100\;{\times}\;10^{-6}\;m^2/s$. Especially, mixtures of $Al_2O_3$ (30nm Particle) in deionized water have been tested for the volumetric ratios of 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.1, 0.2%. Each experiment was carried out after the loop was filled with a working fluid for effective heat transfer and the thermodiode was forwarded biased. The solar thermodiode was heated by a radiant heater consisting of 20 halogen lamps that generated a heat flux of about $1000\;W/m^2$ on the collector surface. Results are given in terms of temperature development in different parts of the loop as heat is delivered from its hot end to the surrounding atmosphere by the radiator made of copper plates.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.77-87
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• 2002

그 열흐름의 방향이 인위적으로 조절 가능한 열다이오드 시스템에 관하여 일차원적 열전달 모델을 통하여 시스템의 열성능을 분석하였다. 열다이오드 시스템은 다수의 폐회로 유체 순환 루프로 구성되었으며 루프의 양단은 각각 태양열 흡열판과 방열판에 부착되었다. 한편, 열흐름의 방향 조절을 위하여 루프를 구성하는 튜브재의 연결 부위는 회전 가능한 조인트로 연결하였으며 열매체포는 물을 사용하였다. 본 연구에서는 열다이오드 시스템에 대하여 간단한 1차원 모델을 이용하여 시스템의 열성능을 평가하였으며 아울러 실측 결과와의 비교를 통하여 본 모델의 적용을 통한 시스템의 장기 예측에 대한 가능성을 확인하였다.