This paper describes the experimental investigations conducted on a closed loop pulsating heat pipe (CLPHP) for assessing the thermal performance. The pulsating heat pipe has a single closed loop made of copper. The working fluids used are water and titanium dioxide nanofluids with varying concentrations of TiO2 nanoparticles (1.5% and 1%) on weight basis. The TiO2 particles are mixed in water to form a stable suspension using a sonicator. The heat input is varied between 40 W and 100 W in steps of 20 W. All experiments are conducted in the bottom heating mode (evaporator at the top) in the vertical and horizontal orientations. The parameters considered for evaluating the thermal performance are the temperature difference between evaporator and condenser, thermal resistance, heat transfer coefficient, and thermal conductivity. The results of the investigation reveal that the vertical orientation and increase in nanoparticle concentration favors better heat transfer performance of the single closed loop pulsating heat pipe.
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Journal of Heat Transfer
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Experimental Investigations on the Thermal Performance of a Single Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe Using TiO2 Nanofluid
G. V. Pradeep,
G. V. Pradeep
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Jain University,
Bangalore 562112, India,
e-mail: pradeep_gv99@yahoo.com
Jain University,
Bangalore 562112, India,
e-mail: pradeep_gv99@yahoo.com
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K. Rama Narasimha
K. Rama Narasimha
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
K S Institute of Technology,
Bangalore 560062, India,
e-mail: k.ramanarasimha@gmail.com
K S Institute of Technology,
Bangalore 560062, India,
e-mail: k.ramanarasimha@gmail.com
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G. V. Pradeep
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Jain University,
Bangalore 562112, India,
e-mail: pradeep_gv99@yahoo.com
Jain University,
Bangalore 562112, India,
e-mail: pradeep_gv99@yahoo.com
K. Rama Narasimha
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
K S Institute of Technology,
Bangalore 560062, India,
e-mail: k.ramanarasimha@gmail.com
K S Institute of Technology,
Bangalore 560062, India,
e-mail: k.ramanarasimha@gmail.com
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received September 10, 2018; final manuscript received November 7, 2018; published online July 22, 2019. Assoc. Editor: Fabio Bozzoli.
J. Heat Transfer. Sep 2019, 141(9): 091806 (6 pages)
Published Online: July 22, 2019
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September 10, 2018
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November 7, 2018
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Pradeep, G. V., and Rama Narasimha, K. (July 22, 2019). "Experimental Investigations on the Thermal Performance of a Single Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe Using TiO2 Nanofluid." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. September 2019; 141(9): 091806. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041953
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