Improving the performance of evacuated tube heat pipe collectors using oil and foamed metals

The objective of this research is to improve the heating capability of evacuated tubes that comprises heat pipes. Thermal oil is inserted in the evacuated tube in order to improve the rate of heat transfer, such that the mode of heat transfer from the inner surface of the evacuated tube to the heat...

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Main Authors: M.S. Abd-Elhady, M. Nasreldin, M.N. Elsheikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Ain Shams Engineering Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447917301144