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Numerical analysis on the thermal performance of microchannel heat sinks with Al2O3 nanofluid and various fins

Journal

APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
Volume 198, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117458

Keywords

Microchannel heat sink; Nanofluid; Fins; Pressure drop; Conjugate heat transfer model; Computational fluid dynamics

Funding

  1. Libyan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
  2. EPSRC [EP/K000063/1, EP/P020232/1]
  3. EPSRC [EP/K000063/1, EP/P020232/1] Funding Source: UKRI

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The study investigates the hydraulic and thermal performance of microchannel heat sink configurations for high performance electronic cooling applications using numerical modelling. Results show that inserting zig-zag fins and using 3% Al2O3 nanofluid coolant in the ducts significantly improve heat transfer efficiency and reduce contact temperature.
The hydraulic and thermal performance of microchannel heat sink configurations for high performance elec-tronic cooling applications is investigated by numerical modelling. Conjugate heat transfer simulations are ob-tained through the silicon walls and the fluid domain of a square base prism heat sink traversed by 50 parallel rectangular cooling ducts, under a 150 W/cm(2) constant heat flux input through the base. Al2O3 nanofluid coolant with a nanoparticle volume fraction ranging from 0 to 3% is supplied at 298 K, over the Reynolds number range 100 to 350, modelled as a single-phase homogeneous medium. Rectangular, twisted, and zig-zag fins are inserted into the plain rectangular duct to enhance the heat transfer rate. The zig-zag fin and 3% Al2O3 nanofluid provide the best thermal performance, with a 6.44 K lower average heated wall contact temperature, 60% higher Nusselt number, and 15% higher second law efficiency than without fins and plain water cooling. Twist in the micro-channel fin unexpectedly reduced the microchannel pressure drop by 2% to 15% compared to a straight fin, possibly due to the more evenly distributed axial mass flux across the microchannel.

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