Numerical Study of Thermal Performance of a Capillary Evaporator in a Loop Heat Pipe with Liquid-Saturated Wick
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52090#.VIVAMWfHRK0 Author(s) Masahito Nishikawara 1 , Hosei Nagano 1 , Laetitia Mottet 2 , Marc Prat 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Aerospace Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan . 2 INPT, UPS, IMFT (Institute of Fluid Mechanics of Toulouse), Toulouse University, Toulouse, France . ABSTRACT Heat transfer of a capillary evaporator in a loop heat pipe was analyzed through 3D numerical simulations to study the effects of the thermal conductivity of the wick, the contact area between the casing and the wick, and the subcooling in the compensation chamber (CC) on the thermal performance of the evaporator. A pore network m...