Experiments on Heat Transfer Capability of Miniature Pulsating Heat Pipes
微小型脉动热管的传热性能实验研究

How the capillary structure of Pulsating heat pipe (PHP) affects its heat transfer performance is the focus of this paper. Experiments are conducted on the miniature looped PHP, whose hydraulic diameter is near 1mm and the cross-sections are triangle and square. The results demonstrate that the PHP performance of bottom heating mode is much better than that of the top heating mode when the PHP tilt angle is changed. The PHP of square cross-section capillary can operate normally at the even horizontal position. The PHP of triangle cross-section has a lower thermal resistance than that of the square. The PHP of 1.5mm diameter has a better performance than that of 1mm.