
Director of research at the Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission of France (CEA).
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Pulsating heat pipes
Physics and modeling of liquid films in pulsating heat pipes,
Zhang, X. & Nikolayev, V. S. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 2023 vol. 8(8), 084002.
Paper is the Editor’s suggestion of Phys. Rev. Fluids
Liquid film model for pulsating heat pipes,
Zhang, X. & Nikolayev, V. S., Proc. 16th Int. Conf. Heat Transfer Fluid Mech. Thermodynamics (HEFAT-ATE 2022), 2022, 612 – 617.
Experimental analysis and transient numerical simulation of a large diameter pulsating heat pipe in microgravity conditions,
Abela, M., Mameli, M., Nikolayev, V. & Filippeschi, S., Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 2022 vol. 187, 122532.
Abela, M., Mameli, M., Nikolayev, V. & Filippeschi, S.Experimental validation of a pulsating heat pipe transient model during the start-up in micro-gravity environment, Proc. Joint 20th Int. Heat Pipe Conf. and 14th Int. Heat Pipe Symp., 2021.
A model of stable functioning of the single branch pulsating heat pipe,
Nikolayev, V. S. & Fourcade, F. N. ,Proc. Joint 20th Int. Heat Pipe Conf. and 14th Int. Heat Pipe Symp., 2021.
Liquid film dynamics during meniscus oscillation,
Zhang, X. & Nikolayev, V. S., Proc. Joint 20th Int. Heat Pipe Conf. and 14th Int. Heat Pipe Symp., 2021.
Liquid film dynamics with immobile contact line during meniscus oscillation,
Zhang, X. & Nikolayev, V. S., J. Fluid Mech., 2021 vol. 923, A4.
Physical principles and state-of-the-art of modeling of the pulsating heat pipe: A review,
Nikolayev, V. S., Appl. Therm. Eng., 2021 vol. 195, 117111.
Paper is the Editor’s choice of Appl. Therm. Eng.
Impact of bubble nucleation on the functioning of the pulsating heat pipe: numerical simulation study,
Nikolayev, V. S. & Nekrashevych, I., Proc. Int. Symp. Oscillating/Pulsating Heat Pipes (ISOPHP), 2019.
Comparison of experiments and simulations on large diameter PHP in microgravity environment,
Abela, M., Mameli, M., Nikolayev, V. & Filippeschi, S., Proc. Int. Symp. Oscillating/Pulsating Heat Pipes (ISOPHP), 2019.
Preliminary multiparametric validation of a numerical model for the pulsating heat pipe transient simulation,
Abela, M., Mameli, M., Nikolayev, V. & Filippeschi, S., Proc. 37th UIT Heat Transfer Conference, 2019.
Pulsating Heat Pipe Simulations: Impact of PHP Orientation,
Nekrashevych, I. & Nikolayev, V. S., Microgravity Sci. Technol., 2019 vol. 31(3), 241 – 248.
Vapor thermodynamics and fluid merit for pulsating heat pipe,
Nikolayev, V. S. & Nekrashevych, I., Proc. 19th Int. Heat Pipe Conf. and 13th Int. Heat Pipe Symp., 2018.
3D reconstruction of dynamic liquid film shape by optical grid deflection method,
Fourgeaud, L., Ercolani, E., Duplat, J., Gully, P. & Nikolayev, V. S. , Eur. Phys. J. E, 2018 vol. 41 (1), 5.
Pulsating Heat Pipes: Experimental Analysis, Design and Applications,
Marengo, M. & Nikolayev, V. in: Encyclopedia of Two-Phase Heat Transfer and Flow IV, Thome, J. R. (ed.), ISBN: 978-981-3234-36-9, vol. 1, Modeling of Two-Phase Flows and Heat Transfer, World Scientific, 2018, pp. 1 – 62.
Pulsating Heat Pipes: Basics of Functioning and Numerical Modeling,
Nikolayev, V. & Marengo, M. in: Encyclopedia of Two-Phase Heat Transfer and Flow IV, Thome, J. R. (ed.), ISBN: 978-981-3234-36-9, vol. 1, Modeling of Two-Phase Flows and Heat Transfer, World Scientific, 2018, pp. 63 – 139.
In situ investigation of liquid films in pulsating heat pipe,
Fourgeaud, L., Nikolayev, V. S., Ercolani, E., Duplat, J. & Gully, P. Appl. Therm. Eng., 2017, vol. 126, 1023 – 1028.
Effect of tube heat conduction on the pulsating heat pipe start-up,
Nekrashevych, I. & Nikolayev, V. S. Appl. Therm. Eng., 2017 vol. 117, 24 – 29; Reprinted in Appl. Therm. Eng., 2017, vol. 126, 1077 – 1082.
Evaporation-driven dewetting of a liquid film,
Fourgeaud, L., Ercolani, E., Duplat, J., Gully, P. & Nikolayev, V. S. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 2016, vol. 1, 041901.
Effect of tube heat conduction on the single branch pulsating heat pipe start-up,
Nikolayev, V. S. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 2016 vol. 95, 477 – 487.
Evaluation of the vapor thermodynamic state in PHP,
Gully, P., Bonnet, F., Nikolayev, V. S., Luchier, N. & Tran, T. Q., Heat Pipe Science and Technology, 2014 vol. 5(1-4), 369 – 376.
Oscillating menisci and liquid films at evaporation/condensation,
Nikolayev, V. S. & Sundararaj, S., Heat Pipe Science and Technology, 2014 vol. 5(1-4), 59 – 67.
Oscillatory instability of the gas-liquid meniscus in a capillary under the imposed temperature difference,
Nikolayev, V. S. ,Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 2013 vol. 64, 313 – 321.
Development and test of a cryogenic pulsating heat pipe and a pre-cooling system,
Bonnet, F., Gully, Ph. & Nikolayev, V. , AIP Conf. Proc., 2012 vol. 1434 (1), 607-614.
Comment on “Flow and heat transfer of liquid plug and neighboring vapor slugs in a pulsating heat pipe” by Yuan, Qu, & Ma,
Nikolayev, V.S., Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 2011 Vol. 54 (9-10), pp. 2226 – 2227.
A Dynamic Film Model of the Pulsating Heat Pipe,
Nikolayev, V.S., J. Heat Transfer, ASME, 2011 Vol. 133 (8), 081504.
Thermally induced two-phase oscillating flow inside a capillary tube, >
Das, S.P., Nikolayev, V.S., Lefevre, F., Pottier, B., Khandekar, S. & Bonjour, J., Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 2010 Vol. 53 (19-20), pp. 3905 – 3913.







