ループヒートパイプの熱特性における作動流体封入量の影響 Effect of Amount of Fluid Charge in Thermal Performance of Loop Heat Pipe

Loop Heat Pipes (LHPs) are two-phase thermal control system, which works only by heat from its cooling target. In order to utilize the LHPs in various fields, it is requested to be smaller, more reliable, and higher performance. In the present study, a miniature LHP has been fabricated, and the effect of amount of working fluid charged on thermal performance of the LHPs has been investigated. Tests were conducted including start-up, power step up, as function of amount of working fluid. The test results showed that under-charging of working fluid caused start-up failure, while over-charging of working fluid made the LHP less stable.