Pipat Amtachaya. Two phase closed thermosyphon (TPCT) and its application for an air-to-air heat exchanger. (). King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. Central Library. : , 2555.
Two phase closed thermosyphon (TPCT) and its application for an air-to-air heat exchanger
Abstract:
This article presents the knowledge of two-phase closed thermosyphon (TPCT) as being used nowadays and the application of TPCT to air to air heat exchanger. The TPCT consists of three parts including the evaporator, adiabatic and condenser sections. The operating process begins at the evaporator section filled with working fluid as a saturated liquid, which is heated by a heat source such as waste heat recovery of industry or exhaust gases. The saturated liquid then changes to vapor and moves up to the condenser section. After that, the vapor in the condenser section transfers the heat to a heat sink such as cold air or cold water. As a result, the vapor condenses to a liquid and flows down to the evaporator section. Currently, the TPCTs show a few applications for an air to air heat exchanger due to inadequate information for the design and application. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to present information of the particular TPCTs, which is an air to air heat exchanger for heat recovery form waste heat of industry. The result of this article could be advantageous for further design of TPCT heat exchanger.