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Factors Affecting Oscillating Motion and Heat Transfer in an OHP

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Oscillating Heat Pipes

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As described in Chap. 4, the gas spring-mass system consisting of vapor bubbles and liquid plugs is the basis that generates the oscillating motion in an OHP. To form a train of liquid plugs and vapor bubbles, the hydraulic diameter of the channels in an OHP must be small. The evaporation and condensation processes must exist at the same time for a functional OHP. The working fluid also plays an important role in the oscillating motion and heat transfer performance. In this chapter, additional factors will be addressed including heat flux level, check valve, channel layer, gravitational force, wall mass, ultrasound, magnetic field, and hydrophobic wetting condition.

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Ma, H. (2015). Factors Affecting Oscillating Motion and Heat Transfer in an OHP. In: Oscillating Heat Pipes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2504-9_5

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