Experimental Study on the Thermal Start-Up Performance of the Graphene/Water Nanofluid-Enhanced Solar Gravity Heat Pipe

The solar gravity heat pipe has been widely used for solar thermal water heating because of its high efficient heat transfer and thermal diode characteristics. Operated on fluctuant and low intensity solar radiation conditions, a solar gravity heat pipe may frequently start up. This severely affects...

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Main Authors: Shanguo Zhao, Guoying Xu, Ning Wang, Xiaosong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/8/2/72