Publication: Influence of sinusoidal flow on the thermal and hydraulic performance of microchannel heat sink
Date
2013
Authors
Om N.I.
Gunnasegaran P.
Rajasegaran S.
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Publisher
Institute of Physics Publishing
Abstract
In this paper, the effect of sinusoidal flow on the thermal and hydraulic performance of microchannel heat sink (MCHS) is numerically investigated. This investigation covers Reynolds number in the range of 100 ? Re ? 1000 and pure water is used as a working fluid. The three-dimensional steady, laminar flow and heat transfer governing equations are solved using finite volume method (FVM). The water flow field and heat transfer performance inside the sinusoidal microchannels is simulated and the results are compared with the straight microchannels. The effect of using sinusoidal microchannels on temperature distribution, Nusselt number, friction factor and thermal resistance is presented in this paper. It is found that with same rectangular cross-section, sinusoidal microchannels have a better heat transfer performance compared to the straight microchannels. � Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
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Keywords
Finite volume method , Heat sinks , Laminar flow , Reynolds number , Flow and heat transfer , Friction factors , Governing equations , Heat transfer performance , Micro channel heat sinks , Rectangular cross-sections , Straight microchannels , Thermal and hydraulic performance , cooling , flow pattern , heat transfer , numerical method , performance assessment , Reynolds number , temperature effect , three-dimensional flow , Microchannels