AARDECO - Aeronautic and Automotive Gathering for Pulsating Heat Pipe Development
Overview
Background & policy context:
Aeronautic and Automotive Gathering for Pulsating Heat Pipe Development
Increase in power density is a critical industrial and societal issue. Transportation vehicles undergo a deep transformation due to miniaturisation of the vehicle components and their progressive electrification associated with an increase of energy flows. The subject of the Pulsating Heat Pipe (PHP) development is particularly relevant to the objective of reducing fuel consumption.
Objectives:
PHP modelling: from understanding of physical phenomena to experimental validation in close to the industrial conditions
The backbone of this project is the PHP modelling. Four experiments in single-branch configuration serve as the building blocks for the PHP understanding. They provide design elements required to develop a numerical model for multi-branch PHP. The latter will be then validated experimentally and studied to understand the effect of external conditions like vibration.
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