Recent developments of lightweight, high performance heat pipes

被引：125
作者：
Yang, X. [1 ]
Yan, Y. Y. [1 ,3 ]
Mullen, D. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Nottingham, Energy & Suitabil Res Div, Fac Engn, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
[2] Thermacore Europe, Ashington NE63 8QW, Northd, England
[3] Jilin Univ, Key Lab Bion Engn, Changchun, Peoples R China
来源：
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING | 2012年 / 33-34卷
关键词：
Heat pipe; Lightweight; High performance; THERMAL CONTROL; TEMPERATURE; MICRO;
D O I：
10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.09.006
中图分类号：
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号：
摘要：
Heat pipes, known as "super thermal conductors" have been widely used in many areas for more than 50 years. Currently, due to the various requirements put on cooling systems, such as lightweight, better heat transfer performance, and optimised appearance, heat pipes have been improved significantly in the past decades. This paper summarises the recent developments of lightweight, high performance heat pipes. Various methods or approaches to achieve the requirements of lightweight and high performance are introduced. 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. Although improving the design of wick structures and changing the size of conventional heat pipe assemblies can help to reduce weight and achieve high heat flux, there are still some limitations to the applications of lightweight materials such as magnesium due to its incompatibility with some working fluids. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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