Donald M. Ernst Award

Donald M Ernst (in memoriam)

This Best Papers Award category was established in memory of Donald M. Ernst by  his friends and colleagues to honor his achievements in the fields of Heat Pipe  research, product development and commercialization. It was given for the first time at the 16th IHPC in Lyon. The selection will be done by the International Heat Pipe Conference Committee from amongst the papers presented during the conference.  The award includes a cash prize and a certificate.

The award is given in two categories: (i) for fundamental research and (ii) for technical/technology applications.

Joint 22nd IHPC & 16th IHPS – Nakhon Pathom 2024

Technology Application

Authors: Tisha Dixit, Gilles Authelet, Charles Mailleret, Florian Gouit, Vadim Stepanov and Bertrand Baudouy

Paper: Mono-sized Cryogenic Pulsating Heat Pipe Operational with both Neon and Helium – an Experimental Study

Fundamental Research

Authors: Guoqing Zhou, Ziang Li and Jian Qu

Paper: Heat Transfer Characteristics of Oscillating Heat Spreader with Petal-shaped Topological Channel Layout

Joint 21st IHPC & 15th IHPS – Melbourne 2023

Technology Application

Authors: Doriane Ibtissam Hassaine Daoudji, Samaneh Karami, Étienne Léveillé, Mahmood Shirazy and Luc G. Fréchette

Paper: All polymer thermal ground plane (TGP) with stable hydrophilized wick

Fundamental Research

Authors: Hyunmuk Lim, Seung M. You and Jungho Lee

Paper: Development of the flat plate two-phase heat spreader for high heat loads

Joint 20th IHPC & 14th IHPS – Gelendzhik 2020

Technology Application

Authors: Nicolle T., Kapaun F., Lasserre P., Piaud B., Dupont V., Ybanez L.

Paper: Using Loop Heat Pipe solutions, and a dielectric fluid, to cool SiC MOSFET power modules for aircraft systems.

Fundamental Research

Authors: Iwata N., Bozzoli F., Pagliarini L., Cattani L., Vocale P., Malavasi M., Ranieri S.

Paper: Local heat transfer in a micro heat pipe

Joint 19th IHPC & 13th IHPS – Pisa 2018

Technology Application

Authors: Hongxing Zhang, Guoguang Li, Ling Chen, Guanglong Man, Jianyin Miao, Xiaozhi Ren, Jiang He, Yuhua Huo.

Paper: Development of Flat-plate Loop Heat Pipes for Spacecraft Thermal Control

Fundamental Research

Authors: Nicolas Cardin, Stephane Lips, Samuel Siedel, Laurent Davoust, Jocelyn Bonjour.

Paper: Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Effect of An Electric Field on the Performances of a Grooved Flat Heat Pipe

18th IHPC & 12th IHPS – Jeju 2016

Technology Application

Authors: Konstantin A Goncharov, Yuriy V. Panin, Kirill N. Korzhov, Adik R. Gutkin.

Paper: Gas-controlled heat pipes for thermal control systems of small spacecraft

Fundamental Research

Authors: Kimihide Odagiri, Masahito Nishikawara, Hosei Nagano.

Paper: Microscale infrared observation of liquid-vapor interface behavior on the surface of porous media for loop heat pipe

17th IHPC – Kanpur 2013

Technology Application

Authors: Konstantin A Goncharov, Yuriy V. Panin, Kirill N. Korzhov, Adik R. Gutkin.

Paper: Gas-controlled heat pipes for thermal control systems of small spacecraft

Fundamental Research

Authors: Kimihide Odagiri, Masahito Nishikawara, Hosei Nagano.

Paper: Microscale infrared observation of liquid-vapor interface behavior on the surface of porous media for loop heat pipe

Additional Jubilee Award: 40 years of IHPC

Authors: Randeep Singh, Masataka Mochizuki, Yuji Saito, Tadao Yamada, Thang Nguyen and Tien Nguyen

Paper: Loop Heat Pipe Applications in Automotive Thermal Control

Authors: E. Turrión, J. Meléndez, D. Mishkinis and A.Torres

Paper: Ethane Two-Phase Thermal Control for Cryogenics Applications

Authors: Abhijit A. Adoni, Amrit Ambirajan, Jasvanth V. S., Dinesh Kumar and Pradip Dutta

Paper: Effect of Working Fluid on 3-Port CPL Performance: An Experimental Investigation

16th IHPC – Lyon 2012

Technology Application

Authors: Patrick Oger, Frank Bouckaert

Paper: ATV Active Thermal Control with Variable Conductance Heat Pipes: Design Description and in Flight Results

Fundamental Research

Authors: H.T. Phan, S. Dutour, V. Platel, A. Larue de Tournemine

Paper: A Theoretical Investigation of Phase Distribution in the Evaporator Cavity of a Loop Heat Pipe