Abstract: Slug oscillations and heat transfer performance in the start-up stage of oscillating heat pipes (OHPs) with different surface wetting characteristics were investigated experimentally. The inner surfaces of the OHPs were ...

Abstract: A new oscillating heat pipe (OHP) charged with hybrid fluids can improve thermal performance. The key difference in this OHP is that it uses room temperature liquid metal (Galinstan consisting of gallium, indium, and tin) ...

Abstract: This paper presents an investigation of a three-phase oscillating heat pipe (3P OHP). The working fluid in the OHP consists of phase change material (PCM) and water. During the operation, the PCM changes the phase between ...

Abstract: Room temperature liquid metal (galinstan, made up of gallium, indium and tin) is driven to oscillate by the phase change of water in the self-excited oscillating heat pipe (OHP) charged with liquid metal and water. The ...

Abstract: For oscillating heat pipes (OHPs) with low turn number (<9) positioned in the horizontal direction, the working fluid could not easily flow back to the evaporator due to the absence of gravity. Based on this, copper OHP ...

Abstract: Droplets bouncing off cold surfaces before being frozen is one way to achieve anti-icing, in which process superhydrophobic surfaces have been proven to play an important role. By using template-assisted method, three types ...

Abstract: The effects of superhydrophobic surface and superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic hybrid surface on the fluid flow and heat transfer of oscillating heat pipes (OHPs) were investigated in the paper. The inner surfaces of ...

Abstract: Dropwise condensation has received significant attention due to its great potential to enhance heat transfer by the rapid droplet removal. In this work, droplet departure characteristics on a vertical surface, especially ...