Startup influencing factor investigation and quantitative interaction analysis on a loop thermosyphon with multiple evaporators

Abstract

Loop thermosyphon with multiple evaporators has unique startup features and interaction characteristics between evaporators which are worth studying. In this paper, the startup influencing factors of a loop thermosyphon with multiple evaporators are studied experimentally and visually. Meanwhile, the interaction between evaporators is evaluated quantitatively using a newly defined parameter called interaction ratio, which represents percentage change in temperature divided by percentage change in heating power. The results show that the temperature of evaporators often has a local peak value during the startup, at which moment the boiling becomes fully developed. Also, the effect of filling ratio, heating power value and distribution on the local peak temperature is analyzed. For each evaporator, interaction ratio on itself is always the largest. Among the evaporators, interaction ratios of the evaporator in the middle are the largest because the competition and crowding of its flow with the other evaporators are more intense. With the increase of filling ratio, interaction ratios on itself decrease while interaction ratios on the others increase.