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Effects of micro heat pipe(MHP)cross-sections and orientations on its thermal performance are experimentally investigated in this study.Tests are conducted using five different cross-sections(circular,semicircular,elliptical, semi-elliptical and rectangular)of micro heat pipes having same hydraulic diameter of 3 mm placed at three dif- ferent inclination angles(0°,45°,90°),where water is used as the working fluid.Evaporator section of the MHP is heated by an electric heater and the condenser section is cooled by circulation of water in an annular space be- tween condenser section and the water jacket.Temperatures at different locations of the MHP are measured using five calibrated K type thermocouples.Heat supply is varied using a voltage regulator which is measured by a pre- cision ammeter and a voltmeter.It is found that thermal performance tends to deteriorate as the MHP is flattened. Thus among all cross-sections of MHP,circular one exhibits the best thermal performance in terms of heat flux dissipation followed by semi-elliptical,semi-circular,elliptical and rectangular cross-sections.Moreover,its heat transfer capability also decreases with decreasing of its inclination angle.Finally,a correlation is developed which covers all the experimental data within +7%.
Effects of micro heat pipe (MHP) cross-sections and orientations on its thermal performance are experimentally investigated in this study. Tests are conducted using five different cross-sections (circular, semicircular, elliptical, semi-elliptical and rectangular) of micro heat pipes having the same hydraulic diameter of 3 mm at three dif-ferent angles (0 °, 45 °, 90 °) where water is used as the working fluid. Evaporator section of the MHP is heated by an electric heater and the condenser section is cooled by circulation of water in an annular space be-tween condenser section and the water jacket. Temperatures at different locations of the MHP are measured using five calibrated K type thermocouples. Heat supply is varied using a voltage regulator which is measured by a pre - cision ammeter and a voltmeter. It is found that the thermal performance tends to deteriorate as MHP is flattened. Thus among all cross-sections of MHP, circular one exhibits the best thermal performance in terms of heat flux dissipation followed by semi-elliptical, semi-circular, elliptical and rectangular cross-sections. Moreover, its heat transfer capability also decreases with decreasing inclination angle. Finally, a correlation is developed which covers all the experimental data within + 7%.