Abstract: In order to improve the convective heat transfer efficiency of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, a novel ladder-shaped bridge finned tube (LBFT) is presented. The LBFT possesses outer low helical integral fins, two layers ...

Abstract: A kind of stainless-steel heat pipe with sintered fiber wick is investigated with the aim to improve the heat dissipation when it is used in spent fuel pools in nuclear power plants. The effects of test angle, porosity, ...