A multifunctional heat pipe sandwich panel structure电子书.pdf

Available online at International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 (2008) 312–326 /locate/ijhmt A multifunctional heat pipe sandwich panel structure a,* b c a Douglas T. Queheillalt , Gerardo Carbajal , G.P. Peterson , Haydn N.G. Wadley a University of Virginia, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 140 Chemistry Way, P.O. Box 400745, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA b University of Turabo, School of Engineering, P.O. Box 3030, Gurabo 00778, Puerto Rico c University of Colorado at Boulder, 914 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80309, USA Received 27 August 2006; received in revised form 30 March 2007 Available online 18 June 2007 Abstract A multifunctional sandwich panel combining efficient structural load support and thermal management characteristics has been designed and experimentally assessed. The concept is based upon a truncated, square honeycomb sandwich structure. In closed cell hon- eycomb structures, the transport of heat from one face to the other occurs by a combination of conduction through the webs and con- vection/radiation within the cells. Here, much more effective heat transport is achieved by multifunctionally utilizing the core as a heat pipe sandwich panel. Its interior consists of a 6061 aluminum truncated-square honeycomb core covered with a stochastic open-cell nickel foam wick. An electroless nickel plating barrier lay