Department of Mechanical Engineering

University College of Engineering, Nagercoil

Project Review

Final review

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 HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF HEAT PIPES USING FEA
TECHNIQUES

Name of the Candidate : ABINESH K, BENISH Y, ROJITH R

Register No. : 962819114004, 962819114014, 962819114036
Degree/Sem/ Branch : B.E/ VIII/ Mechanical Engineering

Name of the Proposed Supervisor : Dr. U. Arunachalam, M.E., Ph.D.,

Department of Mechanical Engineering
University College of Engineering,
Nagercoil

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 Objective
i. To find the efficiency of heat pipe with water as the working fluid, in
order to perform the dehumidification process

ii. To models and simulation of heat pipes by using ANSYS CFD, as to

gain the results in the heat transfer rate.

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Scope
 Heat pipe is focused on solar thermal collector, which is the pipe is designed
according to the specification standard usage from the laboratory studies.

 In this application, the function of heat pipe can be transferred more on the
large quantities of heat without ignoring it as a solar thermal collector.

 But, in order to prove the function of heat pipe in cooling system, it can be
demonstrated both in the experimental and CFD simulation study

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 Literature Review (Cont..)
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Title Auther Journal Name Details
No
Experimental CFD and Experimental results for
ScienceDirect,
and CFD variation in thermal resistance
M.C. Santosa Energy
investigation with heat inputs at 60% and 80%
and Velraj Procedia
1 of overall heat fill ratios. Thermal resistance
Ramalingam Volume 161,
transfer decreases and heat transfer
, (2021) March 2019,
coefficient of coefficient increases with increase
Pages 300-308
Heat Pipe in heat flux.

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 Literature Review
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Title Auther Journal Name Details
o
Average Efficiency of heat transfer
through heat pipe at an inclination
Heat transfer Elsiver, Applied
angle 0°, 300, 600, 900 is 58.59%,
characteristics Yong Joo Thermal
24.79%, 27.77%, 33.79%
of a two-phase Park, Hwan Engineering
respectively. Efficiency goes on
2 closed Kook Kang, Volume 25,
decreasing as we inclined the heat
thermosyphon Chul Ju Kim Issue 4, March
pipe through various angle to
to the fill (2022) 2005, Pages
Vertical position which will result
charge ratio 495-506
in unfavourable condition of heat
pipe..

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 Literature Review
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Title Auther Journal Name Details
o
Illuminates the aspect of
International
thermosyphon, its working and
Journal of
effect of gravity. Moreover, different
Engineering
A Review of types of heat pipes are discussed
Chetan Research &
Heat Pipes: its such as micro heat pipe (M.H.P.),
3 Sharma Technology,
Types and loop heat pipe (L.H.P.) and variable
(2019) Vol. 8 Issue 03,
Applications conductance heat pipe (V.C.H.P).
March-2019
With the addition of nanoparticles
Pages – 209 -
inside the base working fluid the
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thermal resistance of heat.

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 Literature Review
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Title Auther Journal Name Details
o
The transfer occurs quickly and
with very little temperature loss
ScienceDirect across the distance. Over a six inch
Materials length, the thermal conductivity of
Materials used N. Narendra Today Volume the heat pipe can be 100 times
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in Heat Pipe Babu 2, Issues 4–5, greater than a comparable copper
2015, Pages rod. A heat pipe is a hollow
1469-1478 aluminum or copper tube, sealed at
both ends, and filled with a
capillary wicking material.

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 Summary of Literature
 Heat pipe is typically has high conductance that can transfers heat from a source by
means of cyclic evaporation and condensation of a working fluid.

 Then, it uses the latent heat of vaporization of the working fluid to transfer heat. But,
for the same load, a heat pipe has a very low temperature drop due to its high
efficiency.

 The factors affecting the performances of heat pipe are various limits such as Viscous
limit, Sonic limit, Capillary limit, Boiling limit, Entrainment limit.

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Project Proposal

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 Project Proposal
 To meet the objectives, the method and design is focusing more on the

qualitative data based from actual and simulation condition.

 Simulation conditions can be used and apply after the physical parameters are

recognized and correctly be inserted to the CFD modelling.

 The collection of data need to be compared and observed to shows that all the

characteristics reliable to make the heat pipe best solution in cooling system.

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Novelty in Project Proposal
 The dehumidification is a process that needs to be done to remove extra
moisture inside the air.
 To perform the process, heat pipe is used by applying the concept of
condensation.
 The main problem of this project is to concentrate on the application of the
condensation concept especially inside the heat pipe in order to perform
dehumidification process.

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Stainless Steel

Young's Bulk Shear

Poisson's
Modulus Modulus Modulus
Ratio
Pa Pa Pa

1.6667e+0 7.6923e+0
2.e+011 0.3
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Directional Heat Flux (x – axis)
Total Heat Flux

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Aluminium Alloy

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 Final Directional Directional Directional
Object Name Total Heat Flux
Temperature Heat Flux Heat Flux 2 Heat Flux 3
Results
7.461e-010 -2.1798e-007 -2.2795e-007 -5.7971e-007
Minimum 298. °C
W/m² W/m² W/m² W/m²
6.1753e-007 2.1555e-007 2.1576e-007 5.7921e-007
Maximum 298. °C
W/m² W/m² W/m² W/m²
Minimum Value Over Time
7.461e-010 -2.1798e-007 -2.2795e-007 -5.7971e-007
Minimum 298. °C
W/m² W/m² W/m² W/m²
7.461e-010 -2.1798e-007 -2.2795e-007 -5.7971e-007
Maximum 298. °C
W/m² W/m² W/m² W/m²
Maximum Value Over Time
6.1753e-007 2.1555e-007 2.1576e-007 5.7921e-007
Minimum 298. °C
W/m² W/m² W/m² W/m²
6.1753e-007 2.1555e-007 2.1576e-007 5.7921e-007
Maximum 298. °C
W/m² W/m² W/m² W/m²

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Titanium Alloy

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 Directional Heat Directional Heat Directional Heat
Object Name Final Temperature Total Heat Flux
Flux Flux 2 Flux 3
Results

Minimum 298. °C 5.4095e-011 W/m² -2.7262e-008 W/m² -2.8193e-008 W/m² -7.2491e-008 W/m²

Maximum 298. °C 7.7421e-008 W/m² 2.7049e-008 W/m² 2.72e-008 W/m² 7.2459e-008 W/m²

Minimum Value Over Time

Minimum 298. °C 5.4095e-011 W/m² -2.7262e-008 W/m² -2.8193e-008 W/m² -7.2491e-008 W/m²

Maximum 298. °C 5.4095e-011 W/m² -2.7262e-008 W/m² -2.8193e-008 W/m² -7.2491e-008 W/m²

Maximum Value Over Time

Minimum 298. °C 7.7421e-008 W/m² 2.7049e-008 W/m² 2.72e-008 W/m² 7.2459e-008 W/m²

Maximum 298. °C 7.7421e-008 W/m² 2.7049e-008 W/m² 2.72e-008 W/m² 7.2459e-008 W/m²

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 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
 Compare the efficiency between the primary heat pipe in evacuated condition and
the secondary heat pipe with water as the working fluid in order to perform the
dehumidification process.
 The heat pipe device had been divided into two samples of specimens. First
specimen of heat pipe using air whiles the other one used water as the working
fluid. These two pipes were made without the wick but dealing with inclination of
angle to see the performance of the heat pipe.
 These two heat pipes were built without the wick but dealing with inclination of
angle to see the performance of the heat pipe.
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 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
 Both pipes were built by the total length of 400mm length and 8mm diameter using
copper as the pipe material. Gravity pumping was used with the inclination angle to
pump back the working fluid back to the evaporator section.
 To achieve the objective of this study, both pipes were studied simulation to find the
most efficiency between the primary heat pipe and the secondary heat pipe. The
important parameter involves in the case study are the Heat flux, M and Heat
Transfer Coefficient. After performing the experiments and simulation, the objective
of this project is achieved, which showed the secondary heat pipe is more efficient
as a cooling heat transfer device.
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 CONCLUSION
 This project summarizes the recent developments of lightweight, high performance
heat pipes.
 The applications of lightweight materials can help reduce by up to 80% the weight of
conventional copper heat pipes. However the lightweight material often has problems
of corrosion.
 There are still some limitations to the applications of lightweight materials such as
titanium due to its incompatibility with some working fluids.
 To use water as a working fluid, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys must have additional
protection incorporated during the production process in order to avoid non-
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 References
[1] Arul Selvan Annamalai and Velraj Ramalingam (2011), Experimental Investigation and
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of A Air Cooled Condenser Heat Pipe, Thermal Science 15
(3): 759-772.
[2] Yong Joo Park, Hwan Kook Kang, Chul Ju Kim (2002), Heat transfer characteristics of a two-
phase closed thermosyphon to the fill charge ratio, International Journal of Heat and Mass
Transfer. 45(2002): 4655-4661.
[3] Ahmet Samanci and Adnan Berber (2010), Experimental investigation of single-phase and two
phase closed thermosyphon solar water heater systems, Scientific Research and Essays. 6(4): 688-
693.

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