Abstract: Wicking structures have been widely used within passive heat transfer devices with high heat fluxes, such as heat pipes, to enhance their thermal performance. While wicking structures promote capillary pumping of the working ...

Abstract: Water heating is a major source of energy consumption in the U.S. residential sector. Heat pumps can significantly increase the energy efficiency of water heating. An ejector heat pump (EHP) is a novel, thermally driven ...

Abstract: An oscillating heat pipe (OHP) is a special kind of heat pipe in which the working fluid experiences an oscillatory motion without the need for wick structures or external electrical power input beyond a driving temperature ...