Analysis of two-phase thermosyphon design and creation technologies for cooling system applications
https://doi.org/10.29235/1561-8358-2025-70-4-320-335
Abstract
A brief analysis of current developments, research, and applications of two-phase thermosyphons in engineering is provided. The most relevant application of thermosyphons today is electronic cooling. (power and microelectronics). Other possibilities for using this heat exchange element were also considered: soil temperature stabilization, permafrost preservation, cooling of heat-loaded equipment, heat exchanger for air conditioning systems, nuclear industry. Working fluid selection, optimal filling factor of the device, heat transfer intensifying methods, and the thermosyphon design influence on its performance were examined in detail.
Supporting agencies: the research was carried out with the support of the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Basic Research (grant no. T23РНФ-227).
About the Authors
A. A. Gasporovich
A. V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of the National Academy of Science of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Aliona A. Gasporovich – Researcher
15, P. Brovka St., 220072, Minsk
M. A. Kuzmich
A. V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of the National Academy of Science of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Maxim A. Kuzmich – Researcher
15, P. Brovka St., 220072, Minsk
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