Thermal analysis of microchannel heat sink

Microchannel heat sink is now one of the most effective cooling techniques. As micropump works under pulsation regime and influenced by the possibility of heat transfer enhancement through pulsation, the goal has been to study the effect of pulsation to thermal behavior of microchannel heat sink. A...

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Main Author: Mohd Sa'at, Fatimah Al-Zahrah
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Published: 2006
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spelling my-utm-ep.352272017-10-12T06:30:25Z Thermal analysis of microchannel heat sink 2006 Mohd Sa'at, Fatimah Al-Zahrah Unspecified Microchannel heat sink is now one of the most effective cooling techniques. As micropump works under pulsation regime and influenced by the possibility of heat transfer enhancement through pulsation, the goal has been to study the effect of pulsation to thermal behavior of microchannel heat sink. A computational model for studying pulsatile flow in microchannel had been developed using FLUENT. The meshes generated had been tested for grid independency and the results numerically iterated by FLUENT had been validated and compared to various published data. The pulsating flow pressure amplitudes were 50%, 70% and 90% of mean pressure and the flow regime is laminar. Pulsation tested was with frequencies in the range 500 Hz to 1.5 kHz. The results of pulsating flow simulations had been analysed and compared with the steady flow simulations. The values of the augmentation factor of heat flux along the flow direction were found to be less than unity. The values of the augmentation factor of heat transfer coefficient along the flow direction were less than unity at the entrance region and increased above unity further downstream. Pulsation had resulted in a lower wall temperature distribution compared to steady flow. The pulsation amplitude and frequency investigated has no significant effect on wall temperature. Heat flux ratio and heat transfer coefficient ratio however varies at frequencies and amplitudes investigated 2006 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/35227/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/35227/1/FatimahAl-ZahrahMohdSa%E2%80%99AtMFKM2006.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:79456?queryType=vitalDismax&query=+Thermal+analysis+of+microchannel+heat+sink+&public=true masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
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Mohd Sa'at, Fatimah Al-Zahrah
Thermal analysis of microchannel heat sink
description Microchannel heat sink is now one of the most effective cooling techniques. As micropump works under pulsation regime and influenced by the possibility of heat transfer enhancement through pulsation, the goal has been to study the effect of pulsation to thermal behavior of microchannel heat sink. A computational model for studying pulsatile flow in microchannel had been developed using FLUENT. The meshes generated had been tested for grid independency and the results numerically iterated by FLUENT had been validated and compared to various published data. The pulsating flow pressure amplitudes were 50%, 70% and 90% of mean pressure and the flow regime is laminar. Pulsation tested was with frequencies in the range 500 Hz to 1.5 kHz. The results of pulsating flow simulations had been analysed and compared with the steady flow simulations. The values of the augmentation factor of heat flux along the flow direction were found to be less than unity. The values of the augmentation factor of heat transfer coefficient along the flow direction were less than unity at the entrance region and increased above unity further downstream. Pulsation had resulted in a lower wall temperature distribution compared to steady flow. The pulsation amplitude and frequency investigated has no significant effect on wall temperature. Heat flux ratio and heat transfer coefficient ratio however varies at frequencies and amplitudes investigated
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Mohd Sa'at, Fatimah Al-Zahrah
author_facet Mohd Sa'at, Fatimah Al-Zahrah
author_sort Mohd Sa'at, Fatimah Al-Zahrah
title Thermal analysis of microchannel heat sink
title_short Thermal analysis of microchannel heat sink
title_full Thermal analysis of microchannel heat sink
title_fullStr Thermal analysis of microchannel heat sink
title_full_unstemmed Thermal analysis of microchannel heat sink
title_sort thermal analysis of microchannel heat sink
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
granting_department Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
publishDate 2006
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/35227/1/FatimahAl-ZahrahMohdSa%E2%80%99AtMFKM2006.pdf
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