Experimental Study on the Impact of Lubricant on the Performance of Gravity-Assisted Separated Heat Pipe

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 17; no. 15; p. 3772
• Main Authors: Rongyang, Yiming, Su, Weitao, Mao, Zujun, Huang, Wenlin, Du, Bowen, Zhang, Shaozhi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Comparative analysis; Computer centers; Cooling; coupled system; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Equipment and supplies; gravity-assisted separated heat pipe; Heat exchangers; heat transfer performance; Heating; lubricant; Lubricants industry; Lubrication and lubricants; Optimization; Performance evaluation; Resistance thermometers; Stainless steel; Temperature; Wireless telecommunications equipment; China; Beijing China

Gravity-assisted separation heat pipes (GSHPs) are extensively utilized in telecommunications base stations and data centers. To ensure year-round cooling, integrating GSHPs directly with a vapor compression refrigeration system is a viable solution. It is unavoidable that the refrigeration system’s...