Herein, a horizontal CPU cooler with a pulsating heat pipe (PHP) for cooling
desktop computer was developed. In the experiment, an electric heating block
was used to heat a copper plate to simulate the heating process of CPUs. The
cooling system consists of a cooling fan and a pulsating heat pipe cooler.
The influence of cooling wind speed and heat load on heat transfer
performance, start-up performance, and temperature uniformity of the PHP
cooler was analyzed by controlling variable method. The wind speed was set
to be 0 m/s, 0.1 m/s, 0.3 m/s, 0.5 m/s and 0.7 m/s respectively. The contour
plots were used to analyze the uniformity of temperature distribution due to
cooler. The results show that the start-up of the PHP led to a decrease in
temperature of CPUs. As the cooling wind speed increased, the start-up time
of the php dropped, the start-up temperature dropped, and its stability was
also improved. The operation at different cooling wind speeds also changed
the start-up mode of the PHP. The start-up performance was best at cooling
wind speed of 0.3 m/s. The contour plot for temperature showed that the
temperature distribution of the PHP cooler became more uniform with
increased cooling wind speeds. There was excellent temperature uniformity at
the cooling wind speeds of 0.3 m/s and 0.7 m/s. When the cooling wind speed
was 0.7 m/s, the minimum average thermal resistance was 0.51 K/W.
Here we develop a two-dimensional numerical model of WAAM to determine the relationship between process parameters and deposition geometry, and to reveal the influence mechanism of process parameters on deposition geometry. From the predictive results, a higher wire feed rate matched with a higher current could generate a larger and hotter droplet, and thus transfer more thermal and kinetic energy into melt pool, which results in a wider and lower deposited layer with deeper penetration. Moreover, a higher preheat temperature could enlarge melt pool volume and thus enhance heat and mass convection along both axial and radial directions, which gives rise to a wider and higher deposited layer with deeper penetration. These findings offer theoretical guidelines for the acquirement of acceptable deposition shape and optimal deposition quality through adjusting process parameters in fabricating WAAM components.
The structure and inclination angle of a pulsating heat pipe are critical
factors influencing the heat transfer performance and operation mode. In
this work, a single-layer double-row pulsating heat pipe is designed, and
the start-up and heat transfer characteristics of pulsating heat pipe at
limit angles (0?,90?, and 180?) are experimentally investigated. Also, the
operation mode and heat transfer characteristics are studied through IR
imager and temperature profiles. The study highlighted that the pulsating
heat pipe has excellent operation characteristics in the limit angle. When
the inclination angle is 0?, the double-row structure improves the start-up
performance; at 90? inclination, the pulsating heat pipe starts the fastest,
and the heat transfer resistance keeps the smallest in the whole test. When
the inclination angle is 180?, the pulsating heat pipe has the best thermal
sensitivity but weak working fluid flow capacity during operation.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.