Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Thermal performance of an open loop closed end pulsating heat pipe

  • Original
  • Published:
Heat and Mass Transfer Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

This paper presents an experimental study of an open loop pulsating heat pipe (OLPHP) of 0.9 mm inner diameter. The performance characterization has been done using four working fluids at vertical and horizontal orientations. Water, Methanol, 2-Propanol and Acetone has been employed as the working fluid with 50% fill ratio. The experimental results indicate a strong influence of gravity and thermo physical properties of the working fluids on the performance of OLPHP. Considering all the working fluids used, Water has shown better thermal performance in vertical orientation while Methanol has shown better performance in horizontal orientation. All the working fluids perform better at horizontal orientation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8

Similar content being viewed by others

Abbreviations

Eö:

Eötvös number (mm2)

Bo:

Bond number (mm)

COP:

Coefficient of performance (mm)

Q :

Heat input (W)

R :

Thermal resistance (°C/W)

U :

Overall heat transfer coefficient (kW/m2°C)

References

  1. Yang H, Khandekar S, Groll M (2008) Operational limit of closed loop pulsating heat pipes. Appl Therm Eng 28:49–59

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Akachi H, Polášek F, Štulc P (1996) Pulsating heat pipes. Proceedings of the 5th international heat pipe symposium. Melbourne, Australia, pp 208–217

  3. Zhang Y, Faghri A (2002) Heat transfer in a pulsating heat pipe with an open end. Int J Heat Mass Transf 45:755–764

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  4. Khandekar S, Groll M, Charoensawan P, Rittidech S, Terdtoon P (2004) Closed and open loop pulsating heat pipes. 13th International Heat Pipe Conference (13th IHPC), shanghai, China, pp 21–25

  5. Karimi G, Culham JR, Review and assessment of pulsating heat pipe. Microelectronics Heat Transfer Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo

  6. Riehl RR (2003) Evaluation of the thermal-hydro-dynamics behavior of an open loop pulsating heat pipe. National Institute for Space Research (INPE) Report, p 35

  7. Khandekar S, Groll M (2003) On the definition of pulsating heat pipes: an overview. Proceedings 5th minsk international seminar (heat pipes, heat pumps and refrigerators), Minsk, Belarus

  8. Riehl RR Characteristics of an open loop pulsating heat pipe, SAE paper #2004-01-2509

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, BUET, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh

    Manabendra Saha, C. M. Feroz, F. Ahmed & T. Mujib

Authors
  1. Manabendra Saha
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. C. M. Feroz
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. F. Ahmed
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. T. Mujib
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Manabendra Saha.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Saha, M., Feroz, C.M., Ahmed, F. et al. Thermal performance of an open loop closed end pulsating heat pipe. Heat Mass Transfer 48, 259–265 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-011-0882-9

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-011-0882-9

Keywords

Search

Navigation