E3S Web of Conferences (Jan 2023)

A Review Paper on Thermal Performance of Pulsating Heat Pipe

  • Suresh J. Venkata,
  • Bhramara P.,
  • Manisha B.,
  • Ishitha K.,
  • Nagalakshmi R.,
  • subbiah Ram

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202339101031
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 391
p. 01031

Abstract

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In past few years, as indirect convection cooling equipment, heat pipes have grown in favour for a variety of uses, including heat recovery and electronics. A sensible heat is categorized as not having a filter arrangement as a “pulsating heat pipe”. It transfers heat from its evaporator to condenser portions by moving the circulating flow back and forth a reaction of its ongoing phase shift that occurs inside of it. It is difficult to truly understand how it operates since the two-phase flow is the result of combining physical and thermodynamic factors. Despite this, the PHPs have caught the interest of researchers all over the world because of its simple design and large several scenarios necessitating an elevated heat transfer rate. Presented here begins and a preface outlining several researchers’ trying to model experimental explain how PHPs work. A short tabular review of the most recent experimental investigations on PHPs is offered. Novel ideas have been explored, including the use of Nano-fluids to improve PHP performance.