Simulation Study on Heat Transfer and Flow Performance of Pump-Driven Microchannel-Separated Heat Pipe System

Yanzhong Huang (), Linjun Si, Chenxuan Xu, Wenge Yu, Hongbo Gao and Chaoling Han ()
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Yanzhong Huang: Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 310000, China
Linjun Si: Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 310000, China
Chenxuan Xu: Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 310000, China
Wenge Yu: Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 310000, China
Hongbo Gao: China North Vehicle Research Institute, Beijing 100072, China
Chaoling Han: College of Emergency Management, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-19

Abstract: The separable heat pipe, with its highly efficient heat transfer and flexible layout features, has become an innovative solution to the heat dissipation problem of batteries, especially suitable for the directional heat dissipation requirements of high-energy-density battery packs. However, most of the number–value models currently studied examine the flow of refrigerant working medium within the pump as an isentropic or isothermal process and are unable to effectively analyze the heat transfer characteristics of different internal regions. Based on the laws of energy conservation, momentum conservation, and mass conservation, this study establishes a steady-state mathematical model of the pump-driven microchannel-separated heat pipe. The influence of factors—such as the phase state change in the working medium inside the heat exchanger, the heat transfer flow mechanism, the liquid filling rate, the temperature difference, as well as the structural parameters of the microchannel heat exchanger on the steady-state heat transfer and flow performance of the pump-driven microchannel-separated heat pipe—were analyzed. It was found that the influence of liquid filling ratio on heat transfer quantity is reflected in the ratio of change in the sensible heat transfer and latent heat transfer. The sensible heat transfer ratio is higher when the liquid filling is too low or too high, and the two-phase heat transfer is higher when the liquid filling ratio is in the optimal range; the maximum heat transfer quantity can reach 3.79 KW. The decrease in heat transfer coefficient with tube length in the single-phase region is due to temperature and inlet effect, and the decrease in heat transfer coefficient in the two-phase region is due to the change in flow pattern and heat transfer mechanism. This technology has the advantages of long-distance heat transfer, which can adapt to the distributed heat dissipation needs of large-energy-storage power plants and help reduce the overall lifecycle cost.

Keywords: heat transfer; flow; pump driven; separated heat pipe; numerical simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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