Bai, L, Zhang, L, Lin, G et al. (2 more authors) (2015) Development of cryogenic loop heat pipes: A review and comparative analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering, 89. pp. 180-191. ISSN 1873-5606
Abstract
Loop heat pipes (LHPs) are highly efficient two-phase heat transfer devices with the ability to transport a large amount of heat over a long distance. Due to increasing demand of efficient cryocooling applications in both space and terrestrial surroundings, LHPs operating in cryogenic temperature range have been extensively investigated in recent years. This work provided a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art of cryogenic loop heat pipes (CLHPs). Five different types of CLHPs were categorized, and a comparative analysis between CLHPs and ambient LHPs and among different types of CLHPs was conducted. More attention was paid to the supercritical startup of CLHPs, and the operation and performance characteristics of different types of CLHPs were compared in terms of system structure, supercritical startup, heat transport capacity and the effect of parasitic heat load. The parameters that affect the CLHP performance were analyzed, and the optimization strategy was proposed in order to progress their future development and engineering applications.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015, Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Applied Thermal Engineering. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Loop heat pipe; Cryogenic; Supercritical startup; Heat transport |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2016 12:46 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2016 16:32 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.06... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.06.010 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95738 |