Heat pipe energy storage and heat dissipation

Why are heat pipes used in energy storage systems?

Heat pipes have been used extensively in a variety of energy storage systems. They are suited to thermal storage systems, in particular, in the role of heat delivery and removal, because of their high effective thermal conductivity and their passive operation.

Can gravity heat pipe with heat storage improve thermal performance?

Thermal enhancement methods concerning configurations of heat storage units are analyzed. For the thermal performance enhancement of electronic components under intermittent high heat load, this paper proposes a gravity heat pipe with heat storage (GHPHS) that couples the advantages of GHPs and latent heat storage (LHS) units.

Can heat pipes and phase change materials be used in thermal systems?

This section reviews the previous work carried out on thermal systems using the combination of heat pipes and phase change materials. Phase change materials (PCMs) are widely used in thermal energy storage and thermal managing applications.

What is a latent heat thermal energy storage system?

Latent heat thermal energy storage systems have the benefit of saving a high amount of thermal energy with a low-temperature swing. Still, they have a low thermal conductivity, which impacts their performance significantly. As a result of these conditions, interest in heat pipe applications on land has grown in recent years.

Can suspended finned heat pipes improve thermal performance of PCM storage system?

Experimental facility of the suspended finned heat pipes (Khalifa et al. ) Yogev and Kribus offered different methods to improve the thermal performance of a PCM storage system with an integrated active HP.

Can phase change materials improve latent thermal energy storage?

The low thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCMs) limits their large-scale application in the field of thermal storage. The coupling of heat pipes (HPs) with PCMs is an effective method to enhance latent heat thermal energy storage.