A blowup phenomenon of the working fluid in a two-phase closed thermosyphon
Abstract
A periodic blowup phenomenon of the working fluid is often observed in a two phase closed thermosyphon at rather low heat load operation. The phenomenon is a blowing movement of a large amount of the liquid from the evaporator to the condenser by an explosive expansion and development of a boiling bubble in the liquid pool. The fluctuating temperature distributions on the container wall of the thermosyphon are reasonably explained when compared with the visual observation of the movement of the working fluid.
- Publication:
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Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Proc. of the Symp. on Mech. for Space Flight
- Pub Date:
- March 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984isas.proc...69N
- Keywords:
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- Blowing;
- Nucleate Boiling;
- Thermosiphons;
- Two Phase Flow;
- Working Fluids;
- Bubbles;
- Evaporators;
- Heat Exchangers;
- Temperature Distribution;
- Visual Observation;
- Wall Temperature;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer