ABSTRACT A detailed overview of heat pipes is presented in this paper, including a
historical perspective, principles of operations, types of heat pipes, heat pipe performance …

Heat pipes have played a large part in the thermal management market for the past five
decades and have contributed to the development and optimisation of countless …

A two-phase, horizontal loop thermosiphon (HLTS) is reported here for its potential use as a
receiver for commercial, line focus, solar thermal collectors. The design consists of a …

Experimental investigations were carried out to study heat transfer characteristics of titanium
(commercially pure titanium, TA2)/water two-phase closed thermosyphon (Ti/H2O TPCT) …

Latent thermal energy storage (LTES) system offers high energy storage density and nearly
isothermal operation for concentrating solar power generation. However, the low thermal …

According to recent aircraft engine development trends, the performance enhancement of
the propulsion plants is accompanied by both an increase of the overall pressure ratio and a …

A horizontal two-phase loop thermosiphon (HLTS) has been developed as a potential
receiver for parabolic trough collectors (PTCs). The design consists of an evaporator (which …

There are a number of applications that could use heat pipes or loop heat pipes (LHPs) in
the intermediate temperature range of 450 to 750 K, including space nuclear power system …

LOOP heat pipes (LHPs) are two-phase thermal transport devices that operate passively
using the latent heat of vaporization to transport heat from one location to another. The LHP …

Interest in the use of heat pipe technology for heat recovery and energy saving in a vast
range of engineering applications has been on the rise in recent years. Heat pipes are …