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Tesi etd-06302020-225322


Tipo di tesi
Tesi di laurea magistrale
Autore
GISELLU, CHIARA
URN
etd-06302020-225322
Titolo
Experimental characterization of enhanced porous media performances for smart space evaporators
Dipartimento
INGEGNERIA CIVILE E INDUSTRIALE
Corso di studi
INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE
Relatori
relatore Prof. Filippeschi, Sauro
correlatore Prof. Iorio, Carlo Saverio
Parole chiave
  • capillary pressure
  • graphene
  • heat pipe
  • loop heat pipe
  • wicks
Data inizio appello
14/07/2020
Consultabilità
Non consultabile
Data di rilascio
14/07/2090
Riassunto
The experimental thesis has been carried out at Microgravity Research Center at Université Libre de Bruxelles. The main goal of the project was to characterize the performances of porous media used in different thermal management applications, such as heat pipes, loop heat pipes and so on. Two different experiments have been carried out: the first one concerns the measurements of the capillary pressure generated across the wick, the second one focuses on the absorption rate of the wick when it enters into contact with a fluid. The experiments have been conducted on two different groups of wicks, which have been subjected to different surface treatments. Moreover, some of the wicks of both groups have been coated with graphene with two different coating techniques, performed by CNR Bologna and Cambridge University. The analysis of the results highlights how the different surface treatments influence the performances of the wicks.
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