scholarly journals Analysis of laminar flow and heat transfer in an interrupted microchannel heat sink with different shaped ribs

2019 ◽  
Vol 140 (3) ◽  
pp. 1259-1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Yongji Li ◽  
Yaning Zhang ◽  
Bingxi Li ◽  
Bengt Sundén
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Laminar Flow ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Local Heat Transfer ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Windward Side ◽  
Microchannel Heat Sink ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Friction Performance

AbstractA numerical study was conducted to investigate the mechanism of laminar flow and heat transfer enhancement in an interrupted microchannel heat sink (IMCHS) with different shaped ribs at Reynolds number ranging from 100 to 900. The global flow features, heat transfer and friction for IMCHS with no ribs, rectangle ribs, triangle ribs and trapezoid ribs are detailed compared. The results show that the local heat transfer and friction performance of IMCHS with ribs show significant increase at the windward side of the ribs. Additionally, the smaller the chamfer of ribs, the larger average heat transfer and friction performance. For IMCHS with rectangle ribs, the maximum increment of Nu and f can reach to 1.81 and 2.59, respectively. Concerning the overall heat transfer performance (PEC), the trapezoid ribs show the best behavior with PEC = 1.65–1.38 at Re = 100–900.

Thermo-Fluidic Characteristics in a Cross-Linked Silicon Microchannel Heat Sink

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Muwanga ◽  
I. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Local Heat Transfer ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Microchannel Heat Sink ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Cross

This paper presents the flow and heat transfer characteristics in a cross-linked silicon microchannel heat sink. The heat sink is composed of 45 channels, 270 μm wide × 285 μm tall in a silicon substrate formed via deep reactive ion etching. A detailed discussion of the pressure drop data reduction is described, including characterization of the channel cross-sections and methods to account for inlet and exit loss coefficients. No significant difference is observed in the pressure drop measurements between the cross-linked and standard heat sinks flowing air and water. The use of un-encapsulated liquid crystal thermography was successfully utilized to obtain local heat transfer data with FC-72 as the working fluid. The heat transfer results show inflections in the thermal profile due to the cross-links.

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