Publications by Giulia Spinato

Operational regimes in a closed loop pulsating heat pipe

John Richard Thome, Navid Borhani, Giulia Spinato

Synchronized thermal and visual investigation was carried out on a single-turn channel CLPHP using R245fa as the worldng fluid. The tests were carried out at filling ratios from 10 to 90% and heat inputs from 2 to 60 W for vertical and inclined orientation ...

Elsevier France-Editions Scientifiques Medicales Elsevier2016

Time-strip visualization and thermo-hydrodynamics in a Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe

John Richard Thome, Navid Borhani, Giulia Spinato, Brian Paul D'Entremont

New trends in the microprocessor industry are leading not only to miniaturization and integration but also to increases in power dissipation rates which now require advanced cooling solutions to prevent thermal damage to the devices. Pulsating heat pipes ( ...

Elsevier2015

Understanding the self-sustained oscillating two-phase flow motion in a closed loop pulsating heat pipe

John Richard Thome, Navid Borhani, Giulia Spinato

In the framework of efficient thermal management schemes, pulsating heat pipes (PHPs) represent a breakthrough solution for passive on-chip two-phase flow cooling of micro-electronics. Unfortunately, the unique coupling of thermodynamics, hydrodynamics and ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2015

Thermo-Hydrodynamics in a Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe

Giulia Spinato

Pulsating heat pipes (PHPs) represent a promising solution for passive on-chip, two-phase cooling of micro-electronics, providing advantages such as a simple construction and operation in any gravitational orientation. Unfortunately, the unique coupling of ...

EPFL2014

A Multi-Objective Optimization Method to integrate Heat Pumps in Industrial Processes

François Maréchal, Helen Carla Becker, Giulia Spinato

Aim of process integration methods is to increase the efficiency of industrial processes by using pinch analysis combined with process design methods. In this context, appropriate integrated utilities offer promising opportunities to reduce energy consumpt ...

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