Experimental Study of Effects of Secondary Wick Configuration on Thermal Performance of Loop Heat Pipe

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In this study, we experimentally investigated the effects of the secondary wick configuration on the thermal performance of a loop heat pipe (LHP). The results indicated that two important factors affect the heat transfer characteristics: (1) contact area between the secondary wick and the reservoir, and (2) cross-sectional area of evaporator core. We then propose a desirable secondary wick configuration by considering these two factors.