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所属单位：航空学院

发表刊物：APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

关键字：Heat pipe Thermosyphon loop Two-phase natural loop Pump-driven loop Experiment

摘要：Two-phase natural loops (TPNLs) have been widely used in HVACs for energy conservation. Under harsh conditions, a mechanical pump is usually added in the loop (TPPLs), which is expected to enhance the performance. Unfortunately, the extent and reasons for the enhancement is unclear owing to a lack of comparative studies between TPNLs and TPPLs. In this study, an experimental setup that includes both TPNL and TPPL was established, which were measured comparatively for five typical cases. The results indicate that: (1) When a TPNL performs poorly (under-charged refrigerant, over-charged refrigerant, or insufficient height difference), a pump can enhance the performance remarkably (up to 400%), approaching the "ideal cycle" of TPNL, and the main contribution to the enhancement is eliminating the overheating and sub-cooling, rather than increasing heat convection. (2) For a well-designed TPNL, the pump cannot further enhance the performance, and the pump is unnecessary. (3) When the flow resistance is considerable, the pump even degrades the performance owing to a considerable pressure drop. Finally, (4) the "ideal cycle" of TPNL is the boundary of the enhancement, and the application principle of the pump is to approach the "ideal cycle" at as low a speed as possible.

ISSN号：1359-4311

是否译文：否

发表时间：2018-09-01

合写作者：Li, Xianting,Shi, Wenxing,Wang, Baolong,Rong, Xingyue

通讯作者：张朋磊