Applications of pulsating heat pipe (PHP) as an efficient heat transfer device: a review of recent developments

MS Kumar, S Abraham - Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Pulsating Heat Pipe (PHP) is an emerging efficient heat transfer device, that
transfers heat passively through oscillating motions of liquid slugs and vapor plugs within …

Thermal performance of concentrically arranged two interconnected single-loop pulsating heat pipes

ED Patel, AK Shukla, S Kumar - Energy Conversion and Management, 2025 - Elsevier
Pulsating heat pipes (PHPs) have garnered significant attention due to their complex thermo-
hydrodynamic behavior and their broad applicability in heat transfer. This study focuses on …

A novel method for introducing asymmetry in pulsating heat pipes to enhance performance

AK Shukla, S Kumar - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2025 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this study is to improve the performance of a pulsating heat pipe
(PHP) by introducing a novel method of incorporating asymmetry into the PHP design. This …

Heat transfer characteristics of non-uniform channels flat heat pipe with micro pillar arrays and its application in power battery cooling

W Jiang, A Tang, G Fan, T Cai, S Shao, J Pan… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Heat pipe is a promising technology that can be applied to power batteries. However, it is
associated with the challenge of countercurrent flow in gas–liquid two-phase working fluid …

Experimental study on heat transfer characteristics of a novel pulsating heat pipe with shunt-confluence structure

Y Bao, H Wang, S Shao - International Communications in Heat and Mass …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract For Traditional Pulsating Heat Pipe (TPHP), the flow mode of working fluid may be
stopped, reversed, or oscillating at any time, which greatly reduces its heat transfer …

Theoretical critical velocity of individual bubble forming vapor plug in oscillating heat pipes exceeding the critical diameter

Y Shen, Y Ji, Z Liu, X Yang - … Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2025 - Elsevier
The motion behavior of bubbles is of great significance for the formation of vapor plugs in
oscillating heat pipes exceeding the critical diameter (Ecd-OHPs). By analyzing bubble …

Correlation to predict thermal characteristics of pulsating heat pipes with long evaporator section

P Sakulchangsatjatai, M Siritan, R Wanison… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
In terms of employing closed-loop pulsating heat pipes as heat transfer devices in solar
water heaters, the evaporator should be extremely long according to the length of the solar …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the Heat Transfer Performance of a Device Utilizing an Asymmetric Pulsating Heat Pipe Structure Based on Global and Local Analysis

D Liu, J Liu, K Yang, F Shang, C Zheng, X Cao - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
PHPs (pulsating heat pipes) are widely used as an efficient heat transfer element in
equipment thermal management and waste heat recovery due to their flexibility. The …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental Study of Thermal Performance of Pulsating-Heat-Pipe Heat Exchanger with Asymmetric Structure at Different Filling Rates

J Liu, D Liu, F Shang, K Yang, C Zheng, X Cao - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pulsating heat pipes (PHPs) are widely used in the heat dissipation of electronic
components, waste heat recovery, solar energy utilization, etc., relying on the pulsating flow …