Advanced numerical method for a thermally induced slug flow : application to a capillary closed loop pulsating heat pipe
- Submitting institution
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University of Brighton
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 7130217
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1002/fld.4222
- Title of journal
- International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
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- First page
- 375
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 7
- ISSN
- 0271-2091
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- March
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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5
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Although Pulsating Heat Pipes (PHPs) can offer efficient two-phase passive heat transfer with high heat transfer capability, accurately predicting their performance remains a scientific challenge. This paper is significant because it proposes a new hybrid lumped parameter model, accounting for the first time for non-equilibrium thermodynamic conditions. This model led to a more exact quantification of the PHPs’ performance, and directly underpinned a successful EPSRC grant proposal (EP/P013112/1) with 50 collaborators from academia and industry. This research contributed to new PHP designs that are scheduled for testing on the International Space Station in 2023.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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