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Flow boiling heat transfer in two-phase micro-channel heat sinks––I. Experimental investigation and assessment of correlation methods

An impressive amount of investigation has been devoted to enhancing overall thermal and hydrodynamic performance of microchannel heat sinks. The small size of microchannel heat sinks and their ability to dissipate heat generated by modern electronics makes them the first choice for the electronic cooling systems in most devices. In this paper, a comprehensive review of available studies regarding non-circular microchannel heat sinks, with emphasis on rectangular microchannels, was presented and analyzed. This review looked into the methodologies used to analyze and optimize the overall performance of microchannel systems along with channel geometries, flow conditions, the coolants used, structural materials, optimization tools and finally, the form in which the final outcome of each study was presented. The review showed that earlier studies (from 1981 to 1999) were largely conducted using experimental or analytical approaches while more recent studies (from 2000 to the end of 2012) showed a dependency on numerical simulations and evolutionary algorithms. In addition, they also showed that laminar was the prevailing flow condition as out of the 69 articles reviewed, 54 employed laminar flows. Furthermore, the use of liquid coolants was preferable over gaseous coolants. Recent developments in nanofluids are providing alternative coolants that are quickly establishing as coolants to be reckoned with.

Thermal and hydrodynamic analysis of microchannel heat sinks: A review

Modelling and Pareto optimization of heat transfer and flow coefficients in microchannels using GMDH type neural networks and genetic algorithms

Optimisation of single and double layer counter flow microchannel heat sinks

In this paper, an entropy generation minimization (EGM) procedure is employed to optimize the overall performance of microchannel heat sinks. This allows the combined effects of thermal resistance and pressure drop to be assessed simultaneously as the heat sink interacts with the surrounding flow field. New general expressions for the entropy generation rate are developed by considering an appropriate control volume and applying mass, energy, and entropy balances. The effect of channel aspect ratio, fin spacing ratio, heat sink material, Knudsen numbers, and accommodation coefficients on the entropy generation rate is investigated in the slip flow region. Analytical/empirical correlations are used for heat transfer and friction coefficients, where the characteristic length is used as the hydraulic diameter of the channel. A parametric study is also performed to show the effects of different design variables on the overall performance of microchannel heat sinks.

Optimization of Microchannel Heat Sinks Using Entropy Generation Minimization Method

In present study a methodology has been developed and applied for the optimum design and performance evaluation of microchannel heat sinks. The optimum design parameters include channel number and fin thickness. For a trial model of 127mm in length, 52.5mm in width, 16mm in height and 2.5mm in base thickness, the optimum channel number and the fin thinckness have been determined to be of 194 and 0.08359mm, respectively in laminar flow region. Performance of the optimally designed microchannel heat sinks has been compared with those having 50% and 150% of the number of channels. The results showed that the 50% and 150% designs increased the pumping power by 200% and 150%, respectively.

Jae-Jung Kim

Papers

Optimum Design of Microchannel Heat Sinks