The invention discloses a heat pipe rotating wheel combined type total heat recovery device. The heat pipe rotating wheel combined type total heat recovery device comprises a case shell, a front shell, a rear shell and a heat pipe rotating wheel assembly, wherein a fresh air inlet channel and an exhaust air outlet channel are formed in the front shell, a fresh air outlet channel and an exhaust airinlet channel are formed in the rear shell, a fresh air inlet and an exhaust air outlet are formed in the front side wall of the case shell, and a fresh air outlet and an exhaust air inlet are formedin the rear side wall of the case shell; the heat pipe rotating wheel assembly comprises a rotating wheel, an annular heat pipe and a driving motor, wherein the rotating wheel comprises a wheel shelland a plurality of fins, and the fins divide the inner space of the wheel shell into a plurality of fin air channels; and a heat pipe dehumidifying material layer is arranged on the outer surface ofthe annular heat pipe, fin dehumidification material layers are arranged on the outer surfaces of the fins, and an output shaft of the driving motor is connected with a transmission belt which is bridged on the wheel shell. The invention further discloses a heat pipe rotating wheel combined type total heat recovery method. According to the heat pipe rotating wheel combined type total heat recoverydevice and the method, the heat exchange process is enhanced, the sensible heat recovery efficiency is improved and the total heat recovery under the working conditions in summer and winter can be achieved.