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Research on influence of high and low temperature heat sources for heat transfer characteristics of pulsating heat pipe cold storage device

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With the development of economy, the shortage of energy and environmental problems is increasingly prominent. Phase change energy storage technology can effectively solve the energy mismatch in space and time. Phase change cold storage materials are classified into organic materials, inorganic materials and composite materials, which usually have disadvantages such as high supercooling, severe phase separation and poor heat transfer performance. As a new heat transfer structure, pulsating heat pipe has the advantages of simple structure, high efficiency and economy. The physical model and the mathematical model of heat pipe cold storage are established and calculated by using pulsating heat pipe to enhance heat transfer. A movable heat pipe cold storage device was developed and experimental research was carried out. With the decrease of the cold source temperature, the pulsating heat pipe starts faster, liquefies and transfers the cooling capacity more easily, and the cooling time of PCM is shorter. With the increase of heat source temperature, pulsating heat pipe starts faster, evaporates and transfers heat more easily, and the cooling time of phase change material is shorter.

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Thanks for the support of the project: National Key Research and Development Plan of China (2018YFD0401300), Shanghai Science and Technology Project (16040501600), Doctoral Innovation Fund of Shanghai Maritime University (2017YCX081).

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Xu, X., Zhang, X. & Xiao, Y. Research on influence of high and low temperature heat sources for heat transfer characteristics of pulsating heat pipe cold storage device. Heat Mass Transfer 58, 233–246 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-021-03108-8

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