Performance evaluation of citric ion-stabilized magnetic fluid heat pipe

The performance of heat pipe (HP) using citric ion-stabilized magnetic fluid (CMF) as working fluid (WF) was evaluated. The heat transferred was influenced by the application of magnetic field and was enhanced by a maximum of 30% compared to the field-free case. Furthermore, under the optimum magnetic field configuration, the heat transferred by CMF HP was 10% higher than that with water as WF.