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Aaron Hathaway
University Of Missouri - Columbia
Advisor: Dr. Hongbin Ma
Abstract
An experimental investigation of a new three dimensional oscillating heat pipe (OHP) with uneven turn design was conducted in order to determine the effect of condensing temperature on the OHP performance. Different from other OHPs, the OHP investigated herein has uneven turns. In the evaporator, the total turn number is 20 and in the condenser 14, i.e., 14 full turns and 6 half turns, which were constructed using copper tubing with an inner diameter of 1.65 mm. The acetone OHP filled with acetone at a 62.7% filling ratio. The uneven turn OHP achieved a thermal resistance of 0.183 °C/W with a condenser temperature of 10 °C in the negative vertical position.
Aaron Hathaway is from Chicago, IL. Aaron received both his Masters of Science and Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri Columbia. He is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Missouri Columbia. His career goal is to go into the defense industry and perform research and development.
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