Effect of geometrical parameters on boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in micro finned micro gap

Micro gap heat sinks are potential candidates of evaporative cooling. Additional fins in micro gap enhance heat transfer rate by increasing surface area and generating turbulence. The scope of this paper is to numerically investigate the influence of various geometrical parameters on thermal and h...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Shugata, Hassan, Muhammad Hasibul, Ismail, Ahmad Faris, Sulaeman, Erwin
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author Ahmed, Shugata
Hassan, Muhammad Hasibul
Ismail, Ahmad Faris
Sulaeman, Erwin
author_facet Ahmed, Shugata
Hassan, Muhammad Hasibul
Ismail, Ahmad Faris
Sulaeman, Erwin
author_sort Ahmed, Shugata
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description Micro gap heat sinks are potential candidates of evaporative cooling. Additional fins in micro gap enhance heat transfer rate by increasing surface area and generating turbulence. The scope of this paper is to numerically investigate the influence of various geometrical parameters on thermal and hydraulic performance of a micro finned micro gap during flow boiling. For this purpose, flow boiling of water in a micro finned micro gap heat sink has been simulated using FLUENT 14.5 release. Thermal resistance and pressure drop have been calculated for various fin width-to-fin spacing ratio and ratio of base thickness-to-micro gap height. The results demonstrate that thermal resistance decreases for increasing both ratios. However, the descending rate is inconsistent. For higher ratios, decrement rate of thermal resistance is very slow, while pressure drop is very high. Hence, it is suggested that the dimensions should be optimized for extensive cooling performance.
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spelling iium-492932017-04-13T06:57:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/49293/ Effect of geometrical parameters on boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in micro finned micro gap Ahmed, Shugata Hassan, Muhammad Hasibul Ismail, Ahmad Faris Sulaeman, Erwin TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Micro gap heat sinks are potential candidates of evaporative cooling. Additional fins in micro gap enhance heat transfer rate by increasing surface area and generating turbulence. The scope of this paper is to numerically investigate the influence of various geometrical parameters on thermal and hydraulic performance of a micro finned micro gap during flow boiling. For this purpose, flow boiling of water in a micro finned micro gap heat sink has been simulated using FLUENT 14.5 release. Thermal resistance and pressure drop have been calculated for various fin width-to-fin spacing ratio and ratio of base thickness-to-micro gap height. The results demonstrate that thermal resistance decreases for increasing both ratios. However, the descending rate is inconsistent. For higher ratios, decrement rate of thermal resistance is very slow, while pressure drop is very high. Hence, it is suggested that the dimensions should be optimized for extensive cooling performance. Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN) 2016-01-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/49293/1/jeas_0116_3335.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/49293/4/49293_Effect%20of%20geometrical%20parameters%20on%20boiling%20heat%20transfer%20and%20pressure%20drop%20in%20micro%20finned%20micro%20gap_SCOPUS.pdf Ahmed, Shugata and Hassan, Muhammad Hasibul and Ismail, Ahmad Faris and Sulaeman, Erwin (2016) Effect of geometrical parameters on boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in micro finned micro gap. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11 (1). 297 -302. ISSN 1819-6608 http://www.arpnjournals.org/jeas/research_papers/rp_2016/jeas_0116_3335.pdf
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Ahmed, Shugata
Hassan, Muhammad Hasibul
Ismail, Ahmad Faris
Sulaeman, Erwin
Effect of geometrical parameters on boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in micro finned micro gap
title Effect of geometrical parameters on boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in micro finned micro gap
title_full Effect of geometrical parameters on boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in micro finned micro gap
title_fullStr Effect of geometrical parameters on boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in micro finned micro gap
title_full_unstemmed Effect of geometrical parameters on boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in micro finned micro gap
title_short Effect of geometrical parameters on boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in micro finned micro gap
title_sort effect of geometrical parameters on boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in micro finned micro gap
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/49293/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/49293/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/49293/1/jeas_0116_3335.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/49293/4/49293_Effect%20of%20geometrical%20parameters%20on%20boiling%20heat%20transfer%20and%20pressure%20drop%20in%20micro%20finned%20micro%20gap_SCOPUS.pdf