The effective thermal conductivity of capillary structures is an important parameter in the thermal performance analysis of loop heat pipes (LHP). In this paper, the effective thermal conductivity of porous sintered nickel material filled with water, ethanediol, and glycerin were measured by means of the hot disk thermal constant analyzer. The measured data were compared with similar measured data and calculated values from models in the literature. The results indicate that the thermal conductivity of the porous material depends on the thermal conductivity of the fluid, the filled ratio, and the porosity of the material.
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Mo, S., Hu, P., Cao, J. et al. Effective Thermal Conductivity of Moist Porous Sintered Nickel Material. Int J Thermophys 27, 304–313 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-006-0030-9
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