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Experimental Investigation of Conventional Heat Pipe using Different Working Fluids

	International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT)
	© 2016 by IJETT Journal
	Volume-38 Number-7
	Year of Publication : 2016
	Authors : EzhilVannan S, Shravan P M, Sandesh Kumar A
	DOI :  10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V38P264

Citation 

EzhilVannan S, Shravan P M, Sandesh Kumar A"Experimental Investigation of Conventional Heat Pipe using Different Working Fluids", International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), V38(7),352-354 August 2016. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group

Abstract
Heat pipes are heat transfer devices used to deal with the high density electronic cooling problem due to their high thermal conductivity, reliability and low weight. In recent years, the study of conventional heat pipes is more in demand because of the drastic development of electronicand computers industries.This work attempts to design,fabricate and analyze the performance of conventional heat pipe with different working fluids such as water, distilled water, methanol and acetone. To enhance the thermal performance of heat pipe Cupric Oxide, a Nano fluid has been used.The heat pipe is fabricated by a straight copper tube with a 12 mm diameter and 300 mm long, copper layered with two layers of screen mesh wick for better capillary action is used. The parameter considered in this study is heat input. Water is used in the condenser to cool the heat pipe. Heat supplied from the heater is controlled by using a dimmer stat. Temperature difference of the water flowing in and out of the condenser is measured using a thermometer. Heat dissipated for different working fluids is calculated. A comparative study is then made for different working fluids.From the experimental results, comparisons of thermal performance were made between the heat pipes using various working fluids. The heat pipe operated with CuONanofluid showed higher results compared with water, distilled water, methanol and acetone.

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Keywords
Heat Pipe, Nano-fluid, Screen mesh, Thermal performance.