TY - JOUR
T1 - Improvement on thermal performance of a disk-shaped miniature heat pipe with nanofluid.
AU - Tsai, Tsung-Han
AU - Chien, Hsin-Tang
AU - Chen, Ping-Hei
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUK-C1-014-12
Acknowledgements: The financial support of this work was provided by the KAUST award with a project number of KUK-C1-014-12.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.
PY - 2011/11/16
Y1 - 2011/11/16
N2 - The present study aims to investigate the effect of suspended nanoparticles in base fluids, namely nanofluids, on the thermal resistance of a disk-shaped miniature heat pipe [DMHP]. In this study, two types of nanoparticles, gold and carbon, in aqueous solution are used respectively. An experimental system was set up to measure the thermal resistance of the DMHP with both nanofluids and deionized [DI] water as the working medium. The measured results show that the thermal resistance of DMHP varies with the charge volume and the type of working medium. At the same charge volume, a significant reduction in thermal resistance of DMHP can be found if nanofluid is used instead of DI water.
AB - The present study aims to investigate the effect of suspended nanoparticles in base fluids, namely nanofluids, on the thermal resistance of a disk-shaped miniature heat pipe [DMHP]. In this study, two types of nanoparticles, gold and carbon, in aqueous solution are used respectively. An experimental system was set up to measure the thermal resistance of the DMHP with both nanofluids and deionized [DI] water as the working medium. The measured results show that the thermal resistance of DMHP varies with the charge volume and the type of working medium. At the same charge volume, a significant reduction in thermal resistance of DMHP can be found if nanofluid is used instead of DI water.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/596793
UR - http://nanoscalereslett.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/1556-276X-6-590
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84863418317&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/1556-276X-6-590
DO - 10.1186/1556-276X-6-590
M3 - Article
C2 - 22082052
SN - 1556-276X
VL - 6
SP - 590
JO - Nanoscale Research Letters
JF - Nanoscale Research Letters
IS - 1
ER -