SERPENTINE HEAT PIPE AND DEHUMIDIFICATION APPLICATION IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS

摘要

A heat pipe heat exchanger is provided in the form of a continuous closed-loop pipe (200) so that the heat exhanger can operate with or without the aid of gravitational effects. The continuous closed-loop pipe (200) has integral condenser (201) and evaporator (202) portions separated by a divider (207) to form a one-slab heat exchanger. The continuous closed-loop heat pipe heat exchanger (200) may be used to increase the dehumidification capacity of an air conditioner.