Towards sustainable grinding of difficult-to-cut alloys—a holistic review and trends

N Qian, J Chen, AM Khan, B Zhao, Y Chen… - Chinese Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Grinding, a critical precision machining process for difficult-to-cut alloys, has undergone
continual technological advancements to improve machining efficiency. However, the …

Thermal performance of a radial-rotating oscillating heat pipe and its application in grinding processes with enhanced heat transfer

N Qian, F Jiang, M Marengo, Y Fu, J Xu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Grinding difficult-to-machining materials can generate massive heat. The heat generated by
grinding easily accumulates in the grinding zone (the contact area between workpiece and …

Pulsating heat pipes filled with acetone and water under radial rotation conditions: Heat transfer performance and semi-empirical correlation

N Qian, M Marengo, F Jiang, X Chen, Y Fu… - … Communications in Heat …, 2024 - Elsevier
A significant amount of heat can be generated during the operation of rotary machinery,
which degrades its working performance and lifetime. It has been proven that, under radial …

Investigation of thermo-hydrodynamic characteristics in micro-oscillating heat pipe by alternatively-arranged ratchet microchannels

Y Huang, R Bai, X Chen, H Li, X Han, X Liu - International Journal of Heat …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, three flat-plate micro-oscillating heat pipes (FPMOHPs) with different
alternatively-arranged ratchet microchannels were designed and fabricated. Then, a …

Investigation on the influence of different heat transmission distances on thermo-hydrodynamic characteristics of pulsating heat pipes

Y Liu, K Bao, Y Yan, H Ouyang, X Han - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Pulsating heat pipe (PHP) exhibits potential as a high-heat-flux heat sink in various thermal
applications. It is crucial to understand the impact of heat transmission distance on the …

Applications of pulsating heat pipe (PHP) as an efficient heat transfer device: a review of recent developments

MS Kumar, S Abraham - Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Pulsating Heat Pipe (PHP) is an emerging efficient heat transfer device, that
transfers heat passively through oscillating motions of liquid slugs and vapor plugs within …

[HTML][HTML] Verification experiment of maximum hydraulic diameter in a novel three-dimensional asymmetric oscillating heat pipe

L Chu, J Xu, Z Li, X Zhao - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel three-dimensional asymmetric oscillating heat pipe (3DAOHP) with unequal
curvature radius of upper and lower bends has been designed. Setting the basic factor of …

Theoretical analysis of the vapor-liquid slug-train dynamic formation in an ultra-maximum hydraulic diameter oscillating heat pipe in horizontal orientation

L Chu, X Zhao, J Xu, L Ma, R Ji, X Zhong - International Communications in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The formation of liquid slug is critical to the pulsating flow of vapor-liquid slug-train (VLST) in
an ultra-maximum hydraulic diameter oscillating heat pipe (UHDOHP) in horizontal …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal hydraulic behavior of a large dimension hybrid heat pipe/oscillating heat pipe

L Chu, X Zhao, Z Li, Y Sun, J Xu, Z Wang… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Similar to the layout of an oscillating heat pipe (OHP), a quartz hybrid heat pipe (HHP) with
an inner diameter of 5 mm, exceeding 59.7% of the capillary threshold of OHP, was …

Thermal management in grinding of superalloys–A critical review

N Qian, M Jamil, W Ding, Y Fu, J Xu - Journal of Intelligent …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper is supposed to provide a critical review of current research progress on
thermal management in grinding of superalloys, and future directions and challenges. By …