期刊
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
卷 217, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119173
关键词
Aspect ratio; Flow visualization; Flow pattern; Opening of expansion valve (OEV); Cooling performance
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of China [51876113]
- Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation [21ZR1426300]
The two-phase refrigerant cooling system is effective in temperature control of lithium-ion batteries. The performance of mini-channel heat sinks with different aspect ratios was investigated, and it was found that the square channel heat sink achieved better cooling performance compared to the narrow channel heat sink.
The two-phase refrigerant cooling system has excellent thermal management performance, which can provide good temperature control of lithium-ion batteries. In this paper, the thermal performance of mini-channel heat sinks with different aspect ratios was investigated for a battery module with a small-scale vapor compression refrigeration system. Two mini-channel heat sinks (MiCHSs), one with a narrow channel cross section of 2 mm x 4.5 mm (MiCHS1) and the other one with square channel cross section of 3 mm x 3 mm (MiCHS2), were fabricated with a visualization window and connected in parallel in the system. The experiments were run at different openings of expansion valve (OEV) and heating power. With the increase of OEV, the refrigerant subjected to fixed heating power in the mini-channels experiences different flow patterns of annular flow, slug flow and small-bubble flow successively. The best cooling performance can be achieved in slug flow, corresponding to an optimal OEV. The optimal OEV value increased from 32 % to 55 % with the increase of heating power ranging from 100 W to 200 W. Under the same optimal OEV condition, the heat transfer coefficient and average temperature of MiCHSs increase with the increase of heating power for both MiCHSs. The channel aspect ratio has an effect on the heat transfer performance of MiCHS. Compared with the narrow channels of MiCHS 1 with a large aspect ratio, the flow boiling in square channel of MiCHS2 can achieve a better cooling performance due to the well-confined bubbly flow and thinner liquid film on the base of the mini-channels.
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