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Convective heat transfer in diverging and converging microchannels

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Title Convective heat transfer in diverging and converging microchannels
 
Creator DURYODHAN, VS
SINGH, A
SINGH, SG
AGRAWAL, A
 
Subject LIQUID FLOW-THROUGH
SILICON MICROCHANNELS
LAMINAR-FLOW
SINK
FLUX
CHANNEL
IMPACT
WATER
Diverging
Converging microchannel
Conjugate heat transfer
Thermal resistance
 
Description In this work, experimental and three-dimensional numerical study is performed on single phase liquid flow in two scenarios: heated diverging and heated converging microchannel. Microchannel with 8 angle of divergence and 156 mu m of hydraulic diameter is employed for experiments in both diverging and converging modes. The objectives are to obtain the Nusselt number and to understand the conjugate effect in varying cross-section microchannels with the viewpoint of using such geometries in the design of heat sinks for electronics cooling. The experiments are performed for mass flux and heat flux range of 113-1200 kg/m(2)-s (Re = 30-274) and 0.3-9.5 W/cm(2), respectively, with de-ionized water as the working fluid. The surface and bulk mean temperatures are measured, and used to calculate the heat transfer coefficient. Numerical results show that the conjugate effect results in different nature of heat flux distribution in diverging vs. converging microchannel. This leads to a nearly constant heat flux condition and 35% higher heat transfer in converging microchannel compared with diverging microchannel. It is further observed that less pumping work is required in diverging and converging microchannels as compared with uniform cross-section microchannel. The thermo-hydraulic performance of diverging and converging microchannels is of significance in the development of compact heat sinks. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
 
Publisher PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
 
Date 2016-01-14T13:51:25Z
2016-01-14T13:51:25Z
2015
 
Type Article
 
Identifier INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 80,424-438
0017-9310
1879-2189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.09.042
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/17660
 
Language en