Fluid Flow Characteristics for Partially-Confined Compact Plain-Plate-Fin Heat Sinks

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Wang ◽  
T. Y. Wu ◽  
J. T. Horng ◽  
C. Y. Lee ◽  
Y. H. Hung
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Heat Sinks ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Channel Height ◽  
Fluid Flow Characteristics

A series of experimental investigations with a stringent measurement method on the study of the fluid flow behavior for confined compact heat sinks in forced convection have been successfully conducted. In the present study, a theoretical model to effectively predict the velocity and pressure drop for partially-confined heat sinks has been successfully developed. The air velocities flowing into heat sink Us through side bypass U1 and top bypass U2 for various 0.47<H/Hc<1 ratios are evaluated, where H/Hc is the ratio of the heat sink height to channel height. The maximum and average deviations of the velocities predicted by the present model from the experimental data are less than 20.31% and 13.13%, respectively, for confined compact heat sinks. Besides, the results show a good agreement between the predicted results and the experimental data of the pressure drop for the cases of H/Hc = 1. Nevertheless, the relative deviation of the predictions from the experimental data becomes more significant with decreasing H/Hc ratio, i.e., increasing the top bypass of confined compact heat sink. A new modified correlation of pressure drop including the H/Hc effect is presented. The maximum and average deviations of the results predicted by the new correlation from the experimental data are 14.48% and 7.72%, respectively.

Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Characteristics in Circular Wavy Microchannels with Sidewall Rib

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranjith Kumar Valaparla ◽  
Karthik Balasubramanian ◽  
Kupireddy Kiran Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Hexahedral Elements ◽  
Fluid Flow Characteristics

AbstractPurpose: Numerical investigation was carried out to study the hydro-thermal characteristics in circular wavy microchannels (CWMCs) with sidewall rib. Thermal resistance and pressure drop penalty were compared with sinusoidal wavy microchannels (SWMCs) design. Parametric study on sidewall rib was also carried to minimize the pressure drop penalty and to achieve lower thermal resistance. Introducing sidewall rib in the CWMCs leads to the formation of more Deans vortices. This leads to an effective fluid mixing and augments the convective heat transfer. Design methodology/approach: A computational solid domain was created in SOLIDWORKS and the fluid domain was produced by circular arc profile for the entire length of heat sink. 3-D numerical investigation was carried out using ANSYS FLUENT software. Created computational domain was imported into ANSYS WORKBENCH. Meshing was executed in ANSYS mesh module. The computational domains were meshed using hexahedral elements adopting match control on both sides of microchannel (MC). The numerical investigation was carried out in the Re range from 100 to 300 with constant heat flux (50 W/cm2) applied at the bottom of the channel. Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics were explained with velocity vectors, velocity contours and temperature contours. Findings: From numerical studies, it is concluded that CWMC with sidewall rib width (0.15 mm) leads to 33.6 % lower thermal resistance than SWMC with pressure drop penalty. Originality/Value: Present study is useful to identify the optimum deign to augment the heat dissipation performance of microchannel heat sink.

Characterization of Heat Sink Flow Bypass in Plate Fin Heat Sinks

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Leonard ◽  
P. Teertstra ◽  
J. R. Culham ◽  
Ahmed Zaghol
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Flow Path ◽  
Heat Sinks ◽  
Flow Velocities

Experimental testing has been performed on two plate fin heat sinks in order to examine flow bypass phenomenon. The present study examines pressure drop and thermal resistance as well as flow velocities within the heat sinks. Tests are performed for bypass channel/fin height ratios of 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1 with approach velocities from 2 to 8 m/s. By examining flow behavior within the heat sinks and the bypass channel, a model for predicting flow bypass is presented that incorporates only the significant pressure drop mechanisms that affect the flow path. This model allows for a simple prediction of flow bypass for plate fin heat sinks based solely on geometry. For all of the heat sinks tested the agreement between model and experimental data is ∓8%.

Compact Modeling of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Straight Fin Heat Sinks

2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duckjong Kim ◽  
Sung Jin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Porous Medium ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Volume Averaging ◽  
Thermal Design ◽  
Heat Sinks ◽  
Compact Modeling ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

In the present work, a compact modeling method based on a volume-averaging technique is presented. Its application to an analysis of fluid flow and heat transfer in straight fin heat sinks is then analyzed. In this study, the straight fin heat sink is modeled as a porous medium through which fluid flows. The volume-averaged momentum and energy equations for developing flow in these heat sinks are obtained using the local volume-averaging method. The permeability and the interstitial heat transfer coefficient required to solve these equations are determined analytically from forced convective flow between infinite parallel plates. To validate the compact model proposed in this paper, three aluminum straight fin heat sinks having a base size of 101.43mm×101.43mm are tested with an inlet velocity ranging from 0.5 m/s to 2 m/s. In the experimental investigation, the heat sink is heated uniformly at the bottom. The resulting pressure drop across the heat sink and the temperature distribution at its bottom are then measured and are compared with those obtained through the porous medium approach. Upon comparison, the porous medium approach is shown to accurately predict the pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics of straight fin heat sinks. In addition, evidence indicates that the entrance effect should be considered in the thermal design of heat sinks when Re Dh/L>∼O10.

Fluid Flow Characteristics of a Confined Slot Jet Without or With a Target Surface

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. K. Liu ◽  
C. J. Fang ◽  
M. C. Wu ◽  
C. Y. Lee ◽  
Y. H. Hung
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Target Surface ◽  
Streamwise Velocity ◽  
Separation Distance ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Flow Parameters ◽  
Fluid Flow Characteristics

A series of experimental investigations with a stringent measurement method on the fluid flow characteristics of slot jet without or with a target surface have been successfully conducted. From all the fluid velocity data measured in the present study, the experimental conditions have been verified to be spanwise-symmetrically maintained and the results have been achieved in a spanwise-symmetric form. Three types of jet configuration without or with target surface are investigated: (A) Confined Slot Jet without Target Surfaces – the fluid flow parameters studied in the present investigation is the jet Reynolds number (ReD). Its ranges are ReD=506-1517. (B) Confined Slot Jet with Smooth Surfaces – the fluid flow parameters studied in the present investigation include the ratio of jet separation distance (H) to nozzle width (W) and the jet Reynolds number (ReD). The ranges of the relevant parameters are H/W=2–10 and ReD=504–1526. (C) Confined Slot Jet with Extended Surfaces – the fluid flow parameters studied include the ratio of jet separation distance (H) to nozzle width (W), the Reynolds number (ReD) and the ratio of extended surface height (Hes) to nozzle width (W). Their ranges are H/W=3–10, Hes/W=0.74-3.40 and ReD=501–1547. The flow characteristics such as the local mean streamwise velocity distribution, mean streamwise velocity decay along jet centerline, local jet turbulence intensity distribution, and turbulence intensities along jet centerline have been presented and discussed in the study.

Experimental Investigation on Flow Characteristics of Supercritical CO2 in a Helically Coiled Tube

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 631-635
Author(s):  
Shu Xiang Wang ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Jin Liang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Coiled Tube ◽  
Frictional Pressure Drop ◽  
Helically Coiled Tube ◽  
Coil Diameter ◽  
Fluid Flow Characteristics

Under the background of global warming, carbon dioxide among natural refrigerants has attracted considerable attention as an alternative refrigerant. In the present study, experimental investigations of the fluid flow characteristic of supercritical CO2in a helically coiled tube with the inner diameter 9.0 mm, coil diameter 283 mm and coil pitch 32 mm were carried out. Both frictional pressure drop and friction factor were obtained under the pressure of 8.0 MPa, mass flux from 0 to 600 kg/m2s and inner heat flux from 0 to 20 kW/m2. The results indicate that inner wall heat flux and mass flux had significant effects on fluid flow characteristics. The study provides experimental data that could be used for the design and development of more efficient exchangers for refrigeration conditioning, heat pump and some other systems.

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