Papers by Devakar Dhingra
Heat transfer devices find applications in various aspects of life. Be it residential, commercial... more Heat transfer devices find applications in various aspects of life. Be it residential, commercial or industrial application, efficient heat transfer is a challenge to all. Other than geometric design considerations and wick selection, the optimization of heat transfer in the heat pipe also depends on fluid selection. Heat pipe technology has proven to work efficiently with properly selected thermal fluid, from cryogenic temperatures to very high temperatures. Higher heat transfer ability through small temperature differences makes the heat pipe an efficient technology. Hence, it can be stated that selecting a proper working fluid enhances the heat transfer performance of a heat pipe. For selecting the working fluid, important thermo-physical properties to be considered are density, viscosity, surface tension, latent heat of vaporization and vapor saturation pressure at every working temperature. The operating range of the working fluid starts from the triple point and till the critical point. The performance of the working fluid is not optimum at both ends of the operating range of temperature. At critical temperature, it is impacted by low surface tension and latent heat of vaporization, whereas near the triple point low vapor density and high viscosity affects the performance. One of the first indices for evaluating the performance of the working fluid is called "Merit Number" This merit number considers a single pressure gradient, i.e. the liquid pressure drop. Later, substantial works have been done to implement the same idea in a system utilizing multiple pressure gradients (losses). In all the methods comparing the merit number of the fluids, the higher the merit number, better is the heat transfer capacity of the pipe. DEDICATION This work is dedicated to my family and friends whose unconditional support, love and belief in me, encouraged me in every shape of life. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor Dr. Jay M. Ochterbeck for his continued and extensive support and relevant feedback throughout the work. vi
TigerPrints Thermo-physical Property Models and Effect on Heat Pipe Modelling
Heat transfer devices find applications in various aspects of life. Be it residential, commercial... more Heat transfer devices find applications in various aspects of life. Be it residential, commercial or industrial application, efficient heat transfer is a challenge to all. Other than geometric design considerations and wick selection, the optimization of heat transfer in the heat pipe also depends on fluid selection. Heat pipe technology has proven to work efficiently with properly selected thermal fluid, from cryogenic temperatures to very high temperatures. Higher heat transfer ability through small temperature differences makes the heat pipe an efficient technology. Hence, it can be stated that selecting a proper working fluid enhances the heat transfer performance of a heat pipe. For selecting the working fluid, important thermo-physical properties to be considered are density, viscosity, surface tension, latent heat of vaporization and vapor saturation pressure at every working temperature. The operating range of the working fluid starts from the triple point and till the critical point. The performance of the working fluid is not optimum at both ends of the operating range of temperature. At critical temperature, it is impacted by low surface tension and latent heat of vaporization, whereas near the triple point low vapor density and high viscosity affects the performance. One of the first indices for evaluating the performance of the working fluid is called "Merit Number" This merit number considers a single pressure gradient, i.e. the liquid pressure drop. Later, substantial works have been done to implement the same idea in a system utilizing multiple pressure gradients (losses). In all the methods comparing the merit number of the fluids, the higher the merit number, better is the heat transfer capacity of the pipe. DEDICATION This work is dedicated to my family and friends whose unconditional support, love and belief in me, encouraged me in every shape of life. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor Dr. Jay M. Ochterbeck for his continued and extensive support and relevant feedback throughout the work. vi
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