https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715900031
Condensation of HFE-7100 vapor in a loop heat pipe having a curvilinear fin
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Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Novosibirsk State University, 2, Pirogov Ave., 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Novosibirsk State Agrarian University, 160, Dobrolyubov Ave., 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
* Corresponding author: lyulin@itp.nsc.ru
Published online: 25 October 2017
Vapor condensation of the HFE-7100 in loop heat pipe was studied experimentally and theoretically. Numerical calculations of the vapor condensation on the curvilinear fin have been performed. Numerical, theoretical and experimental data are in a good agreement. Minimal condensate film thickness on the top of the fin has been determined and increases monotonously with the increase in the temperature drop.
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