HVAC Systems Heat Recovery with Multi-Layered Oscillating Heat Pipes

Kabát, Juraj; Gužela, Štefan; Peciar, Peter

doi:10.2478/scjme-2019-0004

Abstract

The aim of this work is to investigate a heat performance of a Multi-Layered Oscillating Heat Pipes Heat Exchanger (ML-OHPHE) for the application of heat recovery in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC systems). The heat exchanger is investigated experimentally under different conditions of heat loads and filling ratios. The experimental data results are compared to the data obtained from Honeywell’s UniSim® Design Suite software. In the end the NTU analysis of the ML-OHPHE is done and a value of overall heat transfer coefficient is calculated. The results of the experiments indicate that the ML-OHPHE could serve as a completely passive heat transfer device in the application of heat recovery in HVAC systems.

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HVAC Systems Heat Recovery with Multi-Layered Oscillating Heat Pipes

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