Study of PTFE wick structure applied to loop heat pipe

被引:46
作者
Wu, Shen-Chun [1 ]
Gu, Tzu-Wei [2 ]
Wang, Dawn [3 ]
Chen, Yau-Ming [2 ]
机构
[1] China Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Aviat Mech Engn, Taipei, Taiwan
[2] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Taipei 10764, Taiwan
[3] Princeton Univ, Dept Mech & Aerosp Engn, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
关键词
PTFE; Loop heat pipe; Wick properties; Heat leakage; PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.01.048
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
This study investigated the use of sintered PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) particles as the wick material of loop heat pipe (LHP), taking advantage of PTFE's low thermal conductivity to reduce the heat leakage problem during LHP's operation. Different PTFE particle sizes were tried to find the one that resulted in the best wick; LHP performance tests were then conducted, and PTFE's potential for application to LHP was examined. Using PIPE particles ranging from 300-500 mu m in size, the best wick properties were effective pore radius of 1.7 mu m, porosity of 50%, and permeability of 6.2 x 10(-12) m(2). LHP performance tests showed that, under typical electronic devices' operating temperature of 85 degrees C, the heat load reached 450 W, the thermal resistance was 0.145 degrees C/W, and the critical heat load (dryout heat load) reached 600 W. Compared to LHP with a nickel wick, LHP with a PTFE wick had a significantly lower operating temperature, indicating reduced heat leakage during operation, while having comparable performance; also, during the manufacturing process, a PTFE wick required lower sintering temperature, needed shorter sintering time, and had no need for hydrogen gas during sintering. The results of this study showed that, for high heat transfer capacity cooling devices, PTFE wicks possess great potential for applications to LHPs. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:7
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