Interaction between discrete heat sources in horizontal natural convection enclosures

Natural convection immersion cooling of discrete heat sources in a series of parallel interacting open-top cavities filled with a fluorinert liquid (FC–72) has been numerically studied. A series of open-top slots which are confined by conductive vertical walls with two heat sources on one side are considered. One of the slots is modeled and simulated. The effect of the separation between the heat sources on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of the wall and the effect of strength of the lower heat source (which location is upstream of the other one) on the flow and heat transfer of the upper heat source are considered. The wall thermal conductivity considered ranges from adiabatic to alumina-ceramic. The results of bakelite and alumina-ceramic are shown, which are commonly used as wiring boards in electronic equipment. It is found that conduction in the wall is very important and enhances the heat transfer performance.

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Use of Nanofluids for Enhanced Natural Cooling of Discretely Heated Enclosures

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.302.422 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 302 ◽

pp. 422-428

Author(s):

Rached Ben-Mansour ◽

Mohammed A. Habib

Keyword(s):

Heat Transfer ◽

Natural Convection ◽

Volume Fraction ◽

Solid Volume Fraction ◽

Convection Heat Transfer ◽

Particle Dispersion ◽

Natural Convection Heat Transfer ◽

Heat Sources ◽

Convection Heat ◽

Discrete Heat Sources

Natural convection heat transfer from discrete heat sources to nanofluids is of great importance because of its application in the cooling of electronic components. The presence of the nanoparticles in the fluids increases appreciably the effective thermal conductivity of the fluid and consequently enhances the heat transfer characteristics. The present study is aimed to investigate numerically the natural convection heat transfer from discrete heat sources to nanofluids. The behavior of nanofluids was investigated numerically inside a heated cavity to gain insight into convective recirculation and flow processes induced by a nanofluid. A computational model was developed to analyze heat transfer performance of nanofluids inside a cavity taking into account the solid particle dispersion. The model was validated through the comparison with available experimental data. The results showed good agreement. The influence of the solid volume fraction on the flow pattern and heat transfer inside the cavity was investigated. The results show that the intensity of the streamlines increases with the volume fraction. It is also indicated that higher velocities along the centerline of the enclosure are achieved as the volume of nanoparticles increases. The influence of the loading factor is more distinguished at the upper heaters and in particular at the highest heater. The heat transfer increases as the volume fraction of the nanoparticles increases from 2 to 10%.

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