Experimental study on the phase change and thermal properties of paraffin/carbon materials based thermal energy storage materials

In order to enhance the thermal energy storage efficiency of phase change materials, in this paper, expanded graphite (EG), multi-layer graphene nanoplatelet (MGN), graphite powder (GP) and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) as the effective heat transfer promoters in different mass fraction (0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.5 wt.%) were added into the paraffin. The chemical properties, latent heat capacities, thermal conductivities and heat storage performances of paraffin and the composites were investigated. The results showed that the addition of EG, MGN, GP and MWCNT could increase the thermal conductivity of paraffin. At 20 °C, the thermal conductivity of the paraffin was increased by 61.04%, 51.2%, 12.18% and 10.22% with 2.5 wt.% EG, MGN, GP and MWCNT, respectively. In addition, with the same mass fraction, the heat storage and release time of the composite were 56.03% and 54.26%, respectively, shorter than that of paraffin when the additive was EG.     

新型沟槽道微热管散热性能实验研究

微热管以其效率高、响应快且无能耗,在高功率集成微电子散热方面应用广泛。针对电子器件的小型化、高能耗发展趋势,本文提出一种新型沟槽道微热管结构,对该沟槽道微热管进行稳态和瞬态热性能实验研究,研究了风速、角度、加热功率等因素对该新型热管的热性能影响规律。结果表明,该微热管在整个散热器传热上起主导作用,性能比达到0.88,冷凝端温差为0.8℃,具有良好的均温性,该微热管加热功率为140 W,空气流速1.5 m/s时,换热系数可达2 359 W/(m²·℃),热阻为0.27℃/W;高功率状态下可保持良好的热扩散性能,有效避免微热管的热应力集中,有望高效解决集成电子器件的散热问题。     

基于显热回收的分离式热管传热特性的实验研究

针对新风空调机组,采用倾角为15°的分离式热管用于显热回收.研究充液率,迎面风速及空气进口温度对显热效率的影响,分析了其影响规律.研究表明,采用热管空调机组设计风速范围内,充液率介于66％～75％时,其换热效率最高.迎面风速较低时,空气进口温度介于34℃～36℃,其显热效率较高.因此,采用分离式热管机组适合用于高热地区...     

分离式螺旋热管在蓄冷系统的换热特性分析

阐述了分离式螺旋热管的换热特性,并提出了将螺旋热管应用于蓄冷系统的新方案。建立了分离式螺旋热管的换热模型,分析了热流密度、充液率以及几何尺寸对螺旋热管管内换热的影响,为螺旋热管结构的优化以及在蓄冷系统的应用提供了理论依据。     

空调机组嵌入纳米流体热管传热特性的实验研究

将CuO纳米颗粒用于空调机组的嵌入式热管中,研究充液率,迎面风速及空气进口温度对显热效率的影响。研究表明,采用嵌入式热管的空调机组在其设计风速范围内,进口温度为34℃时,充液率为66%,其显热效率最高;迎面风速较低时,显热效率较高,随着CuO纳米颗粒体积浓度的从1%增加至3%时,显热效率逐渐升高;空气进口温度超过38℃,显热效率急剧降低。     

Experimental thermal performance study of natural graphite as sensible heat storage material using different heat transfer fluids

In this paper thermal performance of graphite-based sensible heat storage system with embedded helical coil in rectangular shell was studied. Plain water at four flow rates (0.25 LPM–1.0 LPM) and four inlet temperatures (60°C–90°C) was passed through the graphite bed and charging time was measured. Expanded graphite/water suspension and Al₂O₃/water nanofluid were also used to study charging behavior of graphite. Results showed that charging time of packed bed was reduced with increase in flow rate and inlet temperature of heat transfer fluid. Charging time using expanded graphite/water solution and nanofluid was 14.2% and 21.2% lesser than water.

Abbreviations: h_i: internal heat transfer coefficient (W m^?2 K^?1); HTF: Heat transfer fluid; h_o: External heat transfer coefficient (W m^?2 K^?1); LPM: liter per minute; k: thermal conductivity (W m^?1 K^?1); TSU: Thermal storage unit     

环路热管式空调机组传热特性的实验研究

采用环路热管式空调机组用于新风的预冷及再热,减少了表冷器的冷量及降低再热设备的能耗。文中研究了充液率、倾角对热管蒸发段和冷凝段温差及显热效率的影响。研究表明,环路热管式空调机组,充液率介于55%～75%时,热管蒸发段和冷凝段温差较大;随着倾角的增加,热管蒸发段和冷凝段温差也逐渐增大,显热效率也随之较高。因此,采用环路热管式空调机组可降低能耗,提高人体的热舒适性,可用于热带及亚热带地区,最大限度回收热量。     

组合式热管换热器在热泵系统中的试验研究

采用组合式热管换热器作为生活浊水余热热泵热水器的热管蒸发器,并在试验台上进行了不同污水进口温度和不同污水流量的可视化试验,通过分析试验结果,发现组合式热管上升管和下降管的温差很大的现象,这与热管特性相矛盾。采用理论分析和实验相结合的方法,研究了热管中产生温差的原因。它主要是由于下降管压力损失较大,使热管工质在热管蒸发器中的滞留引起。     

补偿腔支路对环路热管传热性能影响的实验研究

在环路热管系统工作中,存在因补偿腔温度过高而造成的蒸发器烧干现象。在常规环路热管系统中设计了补偿腔支路,以带走热源向补偿腔传递的径向热量,并对设计的环路热管系统进行实验测试,分析补偿腔支路对环路热管传热特性的影响。实验结果表明:补偿腔支路开启后,在热流密度14 W/cm²时,系统稳定启动所需时间从4 min减少到3 min,表明系统稳定启动所需时间减小,有利于快速启动;在热流密度18 W/cm²下,对应的壁面温度从88.2℃降至85.4℃,系统热阻从0.56 K/W减小到了0.49 K/W,表明系统所能承受的最大热流密度更大,系统热阻也更低,因此系统的传热性能更好。     

Experimental Investigations on Latent Heat Storage Unit using Paraffin Wax as Phase Change Material

Thermal performance of a latent heat storage unit is evaluated experimentally. The latent heat thermal energy storage system analyzed in this work is a shell-and-tube type of heat exchanger using paraffin wax (melting point between 58°C and 60°C) as the phase change material. The temperature distribution in the phase change material is measured with time. The influence of mass flow rate and inlet temperature of the heat transfer fluid on heat fraction is examined for both the melting and solidification processes. The mass flow rate of heat transfer fluid (water) is varied in the range of 0.0167 kg/s to 0.0833 kg/s (1 kg/min to 5 kg/min), and the fluid inlet temperature is varied between 75°C and 85°C. The experimental results indicate that the total melting time of the phase change material increases as the mass flow rate and inlet temperature of heat transfer fluid decrease. The fluid inlet temperature influences the heat fraction considerably as compared to the mass flow rate of heat transfer fluid during the melting process of the phase change material.     

分离式螺旋热管蓄冰过程动态特性模拟

在提出分离式螺旋热管蓄冷空调系统的基础上,建立了螺旋热管蒸发段蓄冰过程的理论模型,分析了单位时间内管外结冰厚度、管外冰层厚度、蓄冰率、单位时间蓄冷量以及系统总蓄冷量随时间的变化关系,并对三种不同管径的螺旋热管的蓄冰特性进行了分析研究,研究结果表明在螺旋热管曲率半径相同的条件下,增大管径可以提高系统的单位时间蓄冷量。     

太阳能重力热管传热性能的分析

建立了太阳能重力热管的传热模型,分析了其内部传热性能,发现太阳能重力热管的传热性能受太阳辐照度的影响较大,其热管的瞬时效率仅在热管刚开始运行时较高,然后就不断降低。如何通过技术措施保证一个稳定较高的太阳能重力热管瞬时效率,是提高热管传热能力必须解决的关键问题。     

竖直微槽道内沸腾换热CHF实验研究

对于沸腾换热,一个主要的约束条件就是临界热流密度(Critical Heat Flux,简称CHF)。这个约束条件对沸腾换热量有一个最高值的限制。文中对矩形微槽道中的流动沸腾临界热流密度进行了实验研究。实验数据是在不同尺寸(0.15mm;0.4mm;1mm)微槽道中,在较大范围的面积质量流速和不同进口过冷度下,以去离子水为工质得到的。实验过程中发现,达到CHF时,靠近出口壁面温度会突然升高,此时传热效率迅速下降。实验数据分析结果表明:CHF随质量流量的增加而增加;进口过冷度对CHF没有明显影响;CHF随着出口干度的增加而降低。     

套片式翅片管换热器传热与空气流动阻力性能试验研究

为了研究改变翅片材料对套片式翅片管换热器性能的影响,分别对采用铝翅片和黄铜翅片的套片式翅片管换热器(结构参数基本相同)进行传热特性与空气流动阻力特性的试验。试验得到了试件在一系列试验工况下的传热数据与管外空气流动阻力数据,通过计算得出了相应的传热准则关系式与管外空气流动阻力准则关系式,绘制了传热系数和管外空气流动阻力的有关图线。结果表明:黄铜翅片套片式换热器与铝翅片套片式换热器相比,换热性能优势明显,其原因主要是铝材比铜材软,与铜管胀接后的接触热阻大,因此换热性能更弱。     

Experimental study on enhanced heat transfer of nanocomposite phase change materials

Nanocomposite phase change materials (NCPCMs) containing different mass fractions (nanomaterial concentration) and different copper nanoparticle (CN)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) mass ratios were prepared and experimentally studied. Latent heat and thermal conductivity of the NCPCMs were studied and calculated by using the T-history method. The results revealed that addition of CN or MWCNT to the phase change material (PCM) resulted in NCPCMs with enhanced thermal conductivity and charge rates, respectively. However, when both nanoparticle materials were added to the PCM simultaneously, the resulting NCPCMs improved their thermal performance below expectations as a result of agglomeration and sedimentation between the two additives. Thus, the NCPCMs containing only CN or MWCNT showed superior thermophysical properties than the pure PCM, while the NCPCM containing both CN and MWCNT did not improve the thermal characteristic of PCM significantly.     

微针肋内潜热型功能热流体换热特性研究

引入潜热型功能热流体替换现有传统工质冷却大功率激光器,实验研究了潜热型功能热流体与传统工质去离子水在高4 mm、宽2 mm、间距1 mm的微针肋内的层流流动换热特性。结果表明：在雷诺数Re为625~1125范围内,潜热型功能热流体均表现出比水更好的冷却性能及更低的壁面温度,且存在最佳的质量分数值;相同工况下,潜热型功能热流体平均努谢尔数Nu大于去离子水,平均努谢尔数Nu随着雷诺数Re的增加而增加。拟合了平均努谢尔数与流体雷诺数、普朗特数、质量分数的经验的关系式,最大偏差为16.9%,可以较好反映潜热型功能热流体的换热特性;潜热型功能热流体沿着流动长度的方向存在一个稳定的局部换热强化区,且强化换热存在最佳的长度。     

一种新型热管冷却单节的传热性能研究

针对目前内燃机车高温水散热器存在的弊端,结合热管技术的优点,设计出一种新型的热管式散热器,并利用Huent模拟软件对其冷却单节的传热性能进行研究.     

Modeling of the EHD effects on hydrodynamics and heat transfer within a flat miniature heat pipe including axial capillary grooves

A numerical model for an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) grooved Flat Miniature Heat Pipe (FMHP) is developed. Two microchannel shapes are considered as axial capillary structures: square and triangle grooves. For both groove shapes, the electric field affects the liquid-vapor radius of curvature which decreases in the condenser and increases in the evaporator under the action of the electric field. The liquid and vapor velocities are also affected by the EHD effects. The electric field effects on the velocities depend on the FMHP zone. It is also demonstrated that the electric field increases the vapor pressure drop; however, it decreases the liquid pressure drop. The liquid-wall and vapor-wall viscous forces as well as the shear liquid-vapor forces are affected by the electric field. The analysis of the electric forces shows that the dielectrophoretic forces which act on the liquid-vapor interface are predominant and their order of magnitude is much higher than the Coulomb forces. Finally, it is also demonstrated that the capillary limit increases with the electric field for both groove shapes.     

用于高热流密度器件冷却的热管散热器实验研究

针对大型计算机服务器CPU的耗能量,探讨了一种新的热管排布方式的散热器,并对其散热性能进行了实验研究.研究结果表明,采用此种热管散热器,最高热流密度为74.3W/cm2,其冷却风速控制在4m/s即可满足芯片冷却要求.同时根据模拟计算得到的散热器底板温度分布,可有助于对热管排布方式的优化设计.     

Thermal energy storage behaviour of nanoparticle enhanced PCM during freezing and melting

The present research work aimed to investigate the melting and solidification characteristics of NPCM. The NPCM was prepared using paraffin as the PCM and high conductive MWCNT as the nanomaterial without using any dispersant. The NPCM was prepared by dispersing MWCNTs with volume fractions of 0.3%, 0.6% and 0.9% in PCM as the base PCM. SEM morphology showed the uniform dispersion of MWCNTs in the paraffin wax. The MWCNT nano-additives PCMs showed two peaks in the heating curve by DSC measurement. Lessening in melting and solidification time of 30% and 43% was attained in the case of NPCM with 0.3% and 0.9%, respectively. It is observed from the DSC analysis that the latent heat of pure paraffin during freezing and melting cycle was 139.2 J/g (at 56.61 °C) and 131.8 J/g (at 57.55 °C), respectively. Whereas, the latent heat of NPCM with 0.9% of nanofluid was 150.7 J/g (at 56.36 °C) and 148.3 J/g (58.35 °C). It is construed that a maximum change in latent heat of 7.6% and 11% was observed between pure PCM and NPCM during freezing and melting cycle. For the lesser nanoparticle concentration (0.3% and 0.6%), the percentage change in latent heat was lesser than 0.9%.