An experiment study on thermal performance of an oscillating heat pipe apply for lithium-iron phosphate battery thermal management system

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Oscillating heat pipe Check valve Heat transfer rate Thermal resistance

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S. Chotmanee
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Khonkaen Campus, Khonkaen 40000, Thailand
S. Tundee
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Khonkaen Campus, Khonkaen 40000, Thailand

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This paper presents a study on thermal performance of an oscillating heat pipe applied on lithium-iron phosphate battery thermal management system. The oscillating heat pipes were closed-loop oscillating heat pipe (CLOHP) and closed-loop oscillating heat pipe with check valve (CLOHP/CV). There are two types of working fluids in the heat pipes; R134a and R134a+TiO2. Two types of heat sources are used in this experiment. First, lithium-iron phosphate batteries discharging. Second, a heater simulating the batteries. The experiments showed that the installation of check valve reduced the starting temperature and time when compared with CLOHP. The closed-loop oscillating heat pipe with check valve with R134a reduced the simulated batteries temperature to 55.8°C. The maximum heat transfer was 98.557 W. In case of CLOHP/CV with R134a+TiO2, it was found that the heat pipes were in a dry-out state, resulting in an inability to maintain the temperature of the simulated battery below 60°C.

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Chotmanee, S., & Tundee, S. . (2022). An experiment study on thermal performance of an oscillating heat pipe apply for lithium-iron phosphate battery thermal management system. Journal of Research and Applications in Mechanical Engineering, 10(1), JRAME–22. Retrieved from https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jrame/article/view/247652
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